Locksmiths are about average in terms of happiness.

At CareerExplorer, we conduct an ongoing survey with millions of people and ask them how satisfied they are with their careers. As it turns out, locksmiths rate their career happiness 3.1 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 43% of careers.

To put this into perspective, we compared how happy locksmiths are to similar careers in the industry. Take a look at the results below:

Salaries and satisfaction ratings in similar careers

Career Satisfaction Avg Salary
Extraction worker
3.2
$51k
Radio mechanic
3.1
$50k
Welder
3.1
$23k
Engraver
3.1
$40k
Pump operator
3.1
$32k
Locksmith
3.1
$50k
Building inspector
3.1
$37k
Solar thermal installer
3.1
$37k
Locomotive engineer
3.1
$73k
Commercial fisherman
3.1
$37k

So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:

  • Salary: Are locksmiths happy with their salary?
  • Meaning: Do locksmiths find their jobs meaningful?
  • Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as locksmiths?
  • Work environment: How enjoyable are locksmith’s work environments?
  • Skills utilization: Are locksmiths making the best use of their abilities?

Are locksmiths happy with their salary?

Locksmiths rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.0/5. Few are explicitly unhappy with their salaries, with most locksmiths having generally positive views of their salary.

We asked locksmiths how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:

3.0 out of 5 stars

57 locksmiths

5 Star
9%

9% of locksmiths rated their compensation 5 stars

4 Star
35%

35% of locksmiths rated their compensation 4 stars

3 Star
18%

18% of locksmiths rated their compensation 3 stars

2 Star
23%

23% of locksmiths rated their compensation 2 stars

1 Star
16%

16% of locksmiths rated their compensation 1 stars

Do locksmiths find their jobs meaningful?

On average, locksmiths rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.5/5. The majority of locksmiths struggle to find any sort of meaning in their work, likely resulting in less satisfaction with the career overall.

We asked locksmiths how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:

2.5 out of 5 stars

57 locksmiths

5 Star
7%

7% of locksmiths rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars

4 Star
14%

14% of locksmiths rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars

3 Star
26%

26% of locksmiths rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars

2 Star
28%

28% of locksmiths rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars

1 Star
25%

25% of locksmiths rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars

How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as locksmiths?

Locksmiths rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.6/5. The majority of locksmiths find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.

We asked locksmiths how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:

3.6 out of 5 stars

62 locksmiths

5 Star
27%

27% of locksmiths rated their career fit 5 stars

4 Star
34%

34% of locksmiths rated their career fit 4 stars

3 Star
23%

23% of locksmiths rated their career fit 3 stars

2 Star
6%

6% of locksmiths rated their career fit 2 stars

1 Star
10%

10% of locksmiths rated their career fit 1 stars

How enjoyable is a locksmith’s work environment?

As a whole, locksmiths rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.3/5. Most of them tend to enjoy, or at least not be actively bothered by, their work environment.

We asked locksmiths how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:

3.3 out of 5 stars

62 locksmiths

5 Star
21%

21% of locksmiths rated their work environment 5 stars

4 Star
26%

26% of locksmiths rated their work environment 4 stars

3 Star
29%

29% of locksmiths rated their work environment 3 stars

2 Star
13%

13% of locksmiths rated their work environment 2 stars

1 Star
11%

11% of locksmiths rated their work environment 1 stars

Are locksmiths making the best use of their abilities?

Former locksmiths on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.1/5. Most locksmiths are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.

We asked locksmiths how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:

3.1 out of 5 stars

62 locksmiths

5 Star
16%

16% of locksmiths rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars

4 Star
19%

19% of locksmiths rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars

3 Star
31%

31% of locksmiths rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars

2 Star
23%

23% of locksmiths rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars

1 Star
11%

11% of locksmiths rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars