Becoming a professional locksmith involves serious training, certification exams and gaining gaining field experience.
This demanding career requires special equipment and precise tools such as bump key and manual pick guns to effectively pick locks.
Before you start a job you learn the basics in training classes and only when getting better at what you do you can start an internship in an established locksmith company.
Tools and Equipment
- Lock Pick Set
- Tension Wrenches
- Key Extractor
- Spinner
- Key Cutting Machine
- Key Decoder
- Pick Gun
- Drill and Drill Bits
- Scope or Inspection Light
- Automotive Lockout Tools
- Slimjim
- Air wedges
- Long reach tools
- Safe Cracking Tools
- Bolt Cutters
- Lock Installation Kits
- Safety Equipment
What are the risks in being a locksmith technician?
Being a locksmith can be risky because of the tools and machines they use that can hurt them if not being careful.
Sometimes the work is in tight or high security places which can be dangerous too. If they accidentally damage a customer property while fixing locks they could be responsible which can lead to legal lawsuit and compensation expenses for the customer .
Locksmiths know a lot about security so they need to be really trustworthy and careful with this information.
Most of the time they have to work at unusual hours or in emergency situations which can be very stressful and tiring.
