Jobs Similar to Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to locksmiths and safe repairers, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Mechanical Door Repairers, Home Appliance Repairers and Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants.
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers: $51,320 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Mechanical Door Repairers
79% similar · $55,720 (+9%) · High school · Same group
- 2Home Appliance Repairers
78% similar · $50,990 (−1%) · High school · Same group
- 3Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
75% similar · $35,670 (−30%) · High school
- 4Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
75% similar · $49,880 (−3%) · High school
- 5Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
75% similar · $74,330 (+45%) · High school · Same group
- 6Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
75% similar · $63,890 (+24%) · Training or associate
- 7Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
75% similar · $109,910 (+114%) · Training or associate
- 8Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
74% similar · $63,520 (+24%) · Training or associate
- 9Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
74% similar · $60,070 (+17%) · Training or associate
- 10Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians
74% similar · $57,550 (+12%) · Training or associate
- 11Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
74% similar · $74,340 (+45%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 12Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
74% similar · $47,630 (−7%) · High school
- 13Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
74% similar · $47,810 (−7%) · High school
- 14Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
74% similar · $52,000 (+1%) · High school
- 15Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles
73% similar · $48,420 (−6%) · Training or associate
- 16Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
73% similar · $47,450 (−8%) · High school · Same group
- 17Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
73% similar · $50,620 (−1%) · Training or associate
- 18Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
73% similar · $61,010 (+19%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 19Helpers--Electricians
73% similar · $42,670 (−17%) · High school
- 20Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
73% similar · $47,880 (−7%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
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Questions about jobs like locksmiths and safe repairers
What jobs are most similar to locksmiths and safe repairers?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Mechanical Door Repairers (79% similar), Home Appliance Repairers (78% similar), Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants (75% similar), Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners (75% similar) and Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers (75% similar).
Which jobs like locksmiths and safe repairers pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers ($109,910, +114%; usually training or an associate degree), Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers ($74,330, +45%; usually a high school diploma) and Control and Valve Installers and Repairers ($74,340, +45%; usually training or an associate degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with locksmiths and safe repairers ($51,320). Without more preparation than locksmiths and safe repairers usually need: Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers, Mechanical Door Repairers and Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.