Lock and Safe Technicians

Median Salary: $35,800

Many lock and safe technicians across the United States share a number of key professional characteristics. For example, independence, self control, and cooperation can be essential for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 16,910 individuals were working as lock and safe technicians nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to cultivate these attributes and receive solid training, particularly if you're planning to move forward in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for lock and safe technicians in the U.S. was $35,800 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $17.20. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about lock and safe technicians, including wages and job density for areas all over the United States.

Lock and safe technicians should be skilled in:

Speech Recognition
Problem Sensitivity
Oral Comprehension
Information Ordering
Selective Attention

Different individuals go into different careers; lock and safe technicians are typically:

Realistic
Conventional

Working as a lock or safe technician requires knowledge in subjects like:

Customer and Personal Service
Administration and Management
Clerical
Public Safety and Security
Sales and Marketing

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of individuals working as lock and safe technicians). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of lock and safe technicians in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Birmingham	140	$26,800	$12.90	$29,300	$14.10	123.3%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	40	$31,900	$15.30	$41,500	$20.00	86.8%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lake Havasu City	40	$22,200	$10.70	$24,100	$11.60	485.3%
Phoenix	250	$43,700	$21.00	$48,700	$23.40	9.3%
Tucson	90	$21,800	$10.50	$33,100	$15.90	92.2%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	80	$29,100	$14.00	$34,800	$16.80	235.7%
Fort Smith	40	$24,200	$11.60	$29,300	$14.10	170.5%
Little Rock	NA	$29,000	$13.90	$37,500	$18.00	NA

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chico	NA	$34,100	$16.40	$48,700	$23.40	NA
Fresno	40	$47,500	$22.80	$53,100	$25.50	3.9%
Los Angeles (Area)	650	$39,100	$18.80	$52,100	$25.10	-1.6%
Modesto	50	$32,200	$15.50	$40,000	$19.20	138.8%
Oakland	180	$39,500	$19.00	$51,500	$24.80	41.9%
Oxnard	NA	$35,600	$17.10	$49,800	$24.00	NA
Riverside	160	$40,000	$19.20	$48,000	$23.10	6.2%
Sacramento	NA	$48,000	$23.10	$55,800	$26.80	NA
San Diego	340	$39,000	$18.80	$46,100	$22.20	105.4%
San Francisco (Area)	320	$39,500	$19.00	$52,100	$25.10	27.1%
San Francisco (City)	140	$39,400	$19.00	$52,800	$25.40	12.4%
San Jose	NA	$63,900	$30.70	$69,100	$33.20	NA

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Colorado Springs	50	$29,400	$14.10	$32,500	$15.60	46.5%
Denver	420	$40,600	$19.50	$50,300	$24.20	165.9%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	100	$51,700	$24.90	$58,100	$27.90	87.6%
Hartford	30	$48,100	$23.10	$53,700	$25.80	-51.9%
New Haven	30	$55,000	$26.50	$64,100	$30.80	-4.7%
Norwich	NA	$50,400	$24.20	$56,700	$27.30	NA

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	NA	$41,400	$19.90	$54,100	$26.00	NA

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	NA	$35,600	$17.10	$48,700	$23.40	NA
Cape Coral	60	$25,900	$12.50	$32,600	$15.70	120.9%
Deltona	NA	$18,700	$9.00	$20,300	$9.80	NA
Fort Walton Beach	NA	$29,100	$14.00	$33,900	$16.30	NA
Jacksonville	NA	$33,500	$16.10	$40,600	$19.50	NA
Lakeland	60	$28,200	$13.50	$32,300	$15.50	128.7%
Miami (Area)	NA	$20,300	$9.70	$32,500	$15.60	NA
Ocala	NA	$30,900	$14.80	$36,900	$17.80	NA
Orlando	220	$30,400	$14.60	$41,300	$19.80	71.3%
Tampa	NA	$26,600	$12.80	$38,100	$18.30	NA

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Athens	30	$34,700	$16.70	$39,400	$18.90	196.9%
Atlanta	NA	$16,300	$7.80	$36,700	$17.60	NA
Augusta	NA	$25,500	$12.20	$31,000	$14.90	NA

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Champaign	40	$33,300	$16.00	$51,800	$24.90	217.8%
Chicago (Area)	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Springfield	NA	$32,800	$15.80	$37,800	$18.20	NA

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Indianapolis	NA	$32,500	$15.60	$47,300	$22.80	NA
South Bend	50	$37,200	$17.90	$46,900	$22.50	179.1%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Topeka	40	$26,800	$12.90	$31,800	$15.30	183.7%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Louisville	30	$32,400	$15.60	$43,500	$20.90	-56.6%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baton Rouge	NA	$29,000	$13.90	$34,200	$16.40	NA
Houma	NA	$28,100	$13.50	$41,100	$19.80	NA
Lafayette	NA	$17,400	$8.40	$19,200	$9.30	NA
New Orleans	NA	$31,600	$15.20	$43,200	$20.80	NA

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	NA	$31,300	$15.00	$39,500	$19.00	NA

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	60	$45,300	$21.80	$52,200	$25.10	-62.8%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boston (Area)	230	NA	NA	NA	NA	42.6%
Springfield	30	$42,400	$20.40	$50,000	$24.10	-17.1%
Worcester	50	$37,600	$18.10	$48,600	$23.40	60.5%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Detroit (Area)	110	$38,100	$18.30	$61,600	$29.60	17.8%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Minneapolis	90	NA	NA	NA	NA	-58.9%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	120	$42,800	$20.60	$51,500	$24.70	-7.8%
St. Louis	120	$32,100	$15.40	$39,900	$19.20	-31%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Omaha	160	$35,000	$16.80	$40,900	$19.70	165.9%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	100	$48,600	$23.40	$58,100	$27.90	-7%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	50	$54,400	$26.20	$58,500	$28.10	198.4%
Trenton	30	$47,500	$22.80	$53,400	$25.70	25.6%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	NA	$22,800	$11.00	$27,400	$13.20	NA

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	90	$34,900	$16.80	$41,800	$20.10	56.6%
Buffalo	90	$34,500	$16.60	$39,100	$18.80	24.8%
New York (Area)	NA	$46,500	$22.40	$55,600	$26.70	NA
Rochester	40	$41,500	$19.90	$49,200	$23.70	-32.6%
Syracuse	50	$38,700	$18.60	$43,800	$21.10	22.5%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charlotte	50	$37,500	$18.00	$41,200	$19.80	-55%
Fayetteville	50	$23,100	$11.10	$34,100	$16.40	205.4%
Greensboro	30	$36,500	$17.60	$40,400	$19.40	-31%
Raleigh	NA	$37,500	$18.00	$44,500	$21.40	NA
Winston-Salem	70	$23,200	$11.10	$25,400	$12.20	146.5%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Canton	NA	$32,900	$15.80	$37,800	$18.20	NA
Cincinnati	180	$31,400	$15.10	$41,900	$20.10	42.6%
Cleveland	NA	$52,000	$25.00	$56,200	$27.00	NA
Columbus	NA	$31,000	$14.90	$39,600	$19.10	NA

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	NA	$24,100	$11.60	$30,400	$14.60	NA
Tulsa	70	$33,500	$16.10	$39,700	$19.10	31.8%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	170	$34,700	$16.70	$40,200	$19.30	29.5%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Harrisburg	60	$31,800	$15.30	$37,800	$18.20	38%
Lancaster	40	$34,000	$16.30	$41,500	$20.00	22.5%
Philadelphia (Area)	NA	$43,900	$21.10	$54,000	$26.00	NA
Pittsburgh	160	$33,700	$16.20	$38,000	$18.30	14%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	80	$38,300	$18.40	$43,600	$21.00	10.1%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	NA	$40,500	$19.50	$46,100	$22.10	NA
Greenville	NA	$35,300	$17.00	$42,400	$20.40	NA

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	NA	$34,400	$16.50	$38,200	$18.40	NA

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Knoxville	80	$20,400	$9.80	$31,100	$15.00	85.3%
Memphis	NA	$37,500	$18.00	$42,800	$20.60	NA
Nashville	NA	$41,700	$20.00	$46,600	$22.40	NA

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Austin	220	$29,700	$14.30	$37,700	$18.10	119.4%
Dallas (Area)	280	NA	NA	NA	NA	-34.9%
El Paso	90	$18,200	$8.80	$23,100	$11.10	169%
Houston	400	$38,300	$18.40	$44,500	$21.40	20.2%
Killeen	130	$27,000	$13.00	$29,000	$13.90	740.3%
San Antonio	40	$44,100	$21.20	$47,500	$22.90	-59.7%
Waco	NA	$20,100	$9.70	$23,300	$11.20	NA

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ogden	NA	$26,400	$12.70	$29,600	$14.20	NA
Salt Lake City	90	$44,300	$21.30	$50,600	$24.30	9.3%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Richmond	80	$38,300	$18.40	$45,100	$21.70	5.4%
Roanoke	40	$35,300	$17.00	$41,900	$20.10	84.5%
Virginia Beach	NA	$42,800	$20.60	$46,200	$22.20	NA

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kennewick	NA	$45,300	$21.80	$52,000	$25.00	NA
Olympia	NA	$24,500	$11.80	$30,500	$14.70	NA
Seattle (Area)	NA	$38,400	$18.50	$48,600	$23.40	NA

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Madison	60	$31,500	$15.10	$39,600	$19.10	44.2%
Milwaukee	120	$38,300	$18.40	$44,300	$21.30	11.6%