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Re: Is becoming a locksmith a good career choice?

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Subject: Re: Is becoming a locksmith a good career choice?
From: tmorriso...@gmail.com (Theodore Morrison)
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by: Theodore Morrison - Wed, 2 Jun 2021 17:58 UTC

On Monday, July 9, 2018 at 7:29:43 PM UTC-5, apkr...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Tuesday, February 16, 1999 at 9:00:00 AM UTC+1, Needy wrote:
> > I'm 38 and fed up with my current employment (10 years in management in an
> > AV equipment rental house). Someone told me a long time ago that becoming a
> > locksmith makes good sense.
> >
> > Can anyone suggest the pros and cons of investing the time into learning the
> > trade, and is there a good demand for the skill? . and yes I'm interested in
> > potential yearly earnings (selfish I know .. but hey).
> >
> > Ultimately I would like to open a small shop some where out from the city.
> I personally know few elderly people that are still in locksmith business at 60 at still having a great time doing the job. It is good that you do complete locksmith certifications if you want to become a locksmith.
>
> Might want to read this:
> https://keysmiths.com/locksmith-certifications-needed-to-become-a-locksmith/

I was talking to a guy who mainly does vehicle lock outs and he's been doing it 4 years with hourly and after hours work he supposedly pulled down $72k last year after taxes, does that sound right?

If you can't understand it, it is intuitively obvious.

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Re: Is becoming a locksmith a good career choice?	Theodore Morrison