Locksmithing

What the Numbers Say About Locksmithing

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Locksmithing occupation (OPM code 4804): 314 people, headcount down -0.9% versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.

Average tenure in Locksmithing runs 10.9 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $71,275 per year, 35.1% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 1.3% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.

Locksmithing sits inside the General Equipment Maintenance Family family (code 48), which contains 7 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Locksmithing postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Within the General Equipment Maintenance Family family, Locksmithing is one of the top 7 occupations by headcount (#3), accounting for 24.4% of the family's combined 1,286 employees.