Series 4804

Locksmithing

Locksmiths who install, repair, and maintain locks, safes, and key systems. Most jobs are at Veterans Affairs.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

4800 General Equipment Maintenance Family · Federal Wage System (trades)

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 80
Open now: 10
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Falling (-21%)
Demand score: 56/100
Remote opportunity score: 0/100
Veteran opportunity score: 95/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

WG-9

Most common promotion potential: WG-9

WG pay plan, used by 95% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$53,469 to $80,558 per year

Median of the yearly salary ranges in posted announcements.

Who can apply

Share of job postings in the last 12 months, by who the announcement was open to.

Open to the public: 53%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 48%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 43%
Telework eligible (open now): 0%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Veterans Affairs (51)
Department of the Air Force (9)
Department of the Army (7)
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (6)
Department of the Navy (3)

Top states

Texas (10)
California (8)
District of Columbia (8)
Florida (7)
North Carolina (7)

Hiring patterns

Based on job announcements since Mar 2017. How patterns are calculated

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings are spread fairly evenly through the year, so there is no clear best month to look.

Typical postings for series 4804 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	5% below average
February	About average
March	11% above average
April	About average
May	About average
June	7% below average
July	About average
August	10% above average
September	About average
October	6% above average
November	5% below average
December	About average

Postings by fiscal year

The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Fiscal years 2025 and 2026 include the government-wide hiring freeze that began in January 2025.

Job announcements for series 4804 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	93
FY 2019	79
FY 2020	76
FY 2021	66
FY 2022	90
FY 2023	107
FY 2024	75
FY 2025	34
FY 2026	71

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 4804 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	2
Jan 2026	8
Feb 2026	5
Mar 2026	16
Apr 2026	10
May 2026	6
Jun 2026	7
Jul 2026	6
Aug 2026	2
Sep 2026	7
Oct 2026	6
Nov 2026 (month to date)	5

4818 Aircraft Survival Flight Equipment Repair 76 postings in 12 months
4819 Bowling Equipment Repairing 74 postings in 12 months
4801 Miscellaneous General Equipment Maintenance 52 postings in 12 months
4840 Tool and Equipment Repairing 23 postings in 12 months
4805 Medical Equipment Repairing 10 postings in 12 months

About this data

Job numbers come from the USAJOBS API: 244,223 job announcements opened from December 1, 2025 to November 15, 2026, plus 12,260 announcements open on November 15, 2026. Canceled announcements are not counted. Series descriptions summarize the OPM Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families.

These figures describe posted job announcements, not hiring outcomes. Always read the official announcement and its qualification requirements before applying. How the scores are calculated.