If we ever look around ourselves we will notice that there are so many professions that are so important for the wellbeing of humans yet we overlook them because we don't really come in contact with them on daily basis or even that often. Locksmithing just happens to fall under that category. I mean if one of our kids tell us that they want to become a locksmith when they grow up, we would try to act supportive and understanding but on the other side, very subtly we would try to nudge him towards more promising careers like engineering, medicine and so on. It's probably our brought up or a human mind's general psyche that we have categorized professions into these neat columns and sadly locksmithing comes up to be lacking in our estimation somehow.However, I would want to point out that this is the scenario mostly in the developing countries where there is still a lot of room and need to understand the fact that Locksmithing like many other fields is science and art and involves the analyzing, making and conquering of locks.

It's not a small feat and in several countries you need to complete a certain level such as apprenticeship to become a locksmith. Because nowadays a locksmith just doesn't get you out of sticky situations like being locked outside your car or house but also provides services and consultancy on security related jobs and sometimes the projects are as big as that involved in the protection of a bank vault.This profession is quite ancient and has been there since there have been valuable things in our life that we needed to protect from wandering eyes. Hence, a locksmith was born! Creating a lock and a key from a mere piece of metal, a locksmith also enters that level of trust in his client's life. And with that comes a sense of security, confidence and safekeeping. Over the long periods of time, this profession has expanded and progressed with development punctuating its long process.

Where there were just two pieces (a lock and a key) involved initially, now we see electronic locks, ranging from key card entry systems to biometric locks with hi-fi technology ridden mumbo jumbo involved within!So basically now a locksmith is not just required by a household to open the door of the locked room or to make spare keys for you, but is involved in jobs concerning fabrication of keys, programming of electronic locks, and other job related tasks, such as diagnosing problems with electronic lock and security systems.But as mentioned before how is that level of trust achieved when hiring a locksmith? I mean, won't people get just a tad bit suspicious? After all how do we know we are not just getting any other lock picker? There isn't any sort of assurance but just make sure that the one you hire has a clean criminal record and appears to be a trustworthy individual. Its all a gamble!