Locksmiths - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

Locksmith shops
Security systems companies

Outlook

Demand for this career is declining. However, some demand may occur as the construction industry builds new homes and buildings.

Job openings will occur as locksmiths retire or leave this career.

Locksmiths (CIS 100118)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	651 Very small	&	-9.4%	8.2%	>>>>	56 Very few
Champaign Area	22 Very small	&	-22.7%	5.2%	>>>>	2 Very few
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	7 Very small	&	-14.3%	2.9%	>>>>	0 None
Cook County	359 Small	&	-5.3%	9.2%	>>>>	32 Very few
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	21 Very small	&	-23.8%	10.3%	>>>>	2 Very few
Du Page County	68 Very small	&	-13.2%	8.8%	>>>>	5 Very few
Edwardsville Area	7 Very small	&	0.0%	12.4%	>>>>	0 None
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	7 Very small	&	0.0%	6.0%	>>>>	0 None
Lake County	17 Very small	&	-5.9%	11.7%	>>>>	2 Very few
McHenry County	5 Very small	&	0.0%	7.6%	>>>>	0 None
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	11 Very small	&	-27.3%	4.4%	>>>>	1 Very few
Northwest Illinois Area	6 Very small	&	-16.7%	4.3%	>>>>	0 None
Peoria-Bloomington Area	24 Very small	&	-20.8%	4.5%	>>>>	2 Very few
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	7 Very small	&	-14.3%	3.5%	>>>>	0 None
Rock Island-Moline Area	6 Very small	&	0.0%	5.6%	>>>>	0 None
Rockford Area	13 Very small	&	-15.4%	6.6%	>>>>	1 Very few
Springfield Area	17 Very small	&	-5.9%	4.6%	>>>>	2 Very few
St Louis-Belleville Area	10 Very small	&	0.0%	0.9%	>>>>	1 Very few
Will County	18 Very small	&	0.0%	14.9%	>>>>	2 Very few
United States	17,600 Very small	&	-10.2%	4.0%	>>>>	1,800 Very few