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
9% of locksmiths rated their compensation 5 stars
35% of locksmiths rated their compensation 4 stars
18% of locksmiths rated their compensation 3 stars
23% of locksmiths rated their compensation 2 stars
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
7% of locksmiths rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
14% of locksmiths rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
26% of locksmiths rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
28% of locksmiths rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
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
27% of locksmiths rated their career fit 5 stars
34% of locksmiths rated their career fit 4 stars
23% of locksmiths rated their career fit 3 stars
6% of locksmiths rated their career fit 2 stars
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
21% of locksmiths rated their work environment 5 stars
26% of locksmiths rated their work environment 4 stars
29% of locksmiths rated their work environment 3 stars
13% of locksmiths rated their work environment 2 stars
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
16% of locksmiths rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
19% of locksmiths rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
31% of locksmiths rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
23% of locksmiths rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
11% of locksmiths rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars