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Step 1
Find a school through your local Yellow Pages, the Internet or word-of-mouth. Many career training schools, like the kind you see advertised on daytime TV, offer locksmith training. Check out course prices and financial aid.
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Step 2
Learn about the basic lock types, including disc tumbler locks, wafer and pin tumbler locks, warded locks and rim locks, to name a few. Study other locksmith basics like identifying key blanks and how knobs and levers work.
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Step 3
Analyze more complicated locks, like those used on storefronts and in banks and other secure facilities. You'll need to be familiar with and learn the right way to remove and replace door locks as part of your training.
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Step 4
Move up to more challenging locks. Find out about installing deadbolts and familiarize yourself with other specialized security items like panic alarms.
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Step 5
Try taking apart a lock and reassembling it. Study lock cylinders and learn when and why you should drill them.
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Step 6
Duplicate keys. Examine how to identify key blanks and copy keys. You will also need to know about depth and spacer keys.
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Step 7
Conquer the field of automotive lockouts and locksmithing. Many people lock their keys in their cars and trucks every day, and this field provides a lucrative source of income for locksmiths.
