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Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
Repair and open locks, make keys, change locks and safe combinations, and install and repair safes.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Cut new or duplicate keys, using impressions or code key machines.Mostly human for now
- 02Insert new or repaired tumblers into locks to change combinations.Mostly human for now
- 03Move picklocks in cylinders to open door locks without keys.Mostly human for now
- 04Cut new or duplicate keys, using key cutting machines.Mostly human for now
- 05Open safe locks by drilling.Mostly human for now
- 06Set up and maintain master key systems.Mostly human for now
- 07Install door hardware, such as locks and closers.Mostly human for now
- 08Keep records of company locks and keys.AI could speed this up a lot
- 09Disassemble mechanical or electrical locking devices, and repair or replace worn tumblers, springs, and other parts, using hand tools.Mostly human for now
- 10Repair and adjust safes, vault doors, and vault components, using hand tools, lathes, drill presses, and welding and acetylene cutting apparatus.Mostly human for now
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job lossToo little dataNot enough work use was seen to measure. This does not mean the job is safe from AI.Anthropic, 2026
8%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 8% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Above 66% of jobsin how much of this job’s physical work robots have been shown to do, from factories to homes (2026).Anthropic, 2026
Your human edge
The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.
- Cut new or duplicate keys, using impressions or code key machines.
- Insert new or repaired tumblers into locks to change combinations.
- Move picklocks in cylinders to open door locks without keys.