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AI exposure Installation, maintenance and repair

Will AI replace locksmiths and safe repairers?

Locksmiths and Safe Repairers. US occupation 49-9094.

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of the time locksmiths and safe repairers spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of locksmiths and safe repairers' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 346 of 756 US occupations. No AI use seen in the work yet, along with 410 other occupations.No handover started yet, along with 410 other occupations.

Average US job 7.7%

Among the least exposed jobs there are.Still waiting for liberation.

What AI already does for locksmiths and safe repairersWhat locksmiths and safe repairers no longer do alone

O*NET lists 14 tasks for locksmiths and safe repairers. None of them shows meaningful AI use at work yet.

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

14 of the 14 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Cut new or duplicate keys, using impressions or code key machines.Core task
  • Cut new or duplicate keys, using key cutting machines.Core task
  • Disassemble mechanical or electrical locking devices, and repair or replace worn tumblers, springs, and other parts, using hand tools.Core task
  • Insert new or repaired tumblers into locks to change combinations.Core task
  • Install alarm and electronic access systems.Core task
  • Install door hardware, such as locks and closers.Core task
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  • Install safes, vault doors, and deposit boxes according to blueprints, using equipment such as power drills, taps, dies, truck cranes, and dollies.Core task
  • Keep records of company locks and keys.Core task
  • Move picklocks in cylinders to open door locks without keys.Core task
  • Open safe locks by drilling.Core task
  • Repair and adjust safes, vault doors, and vault components, using hand tools, lathes, drill presses, and welding and acetylene cutting apparatus.Core task
  • Set up and maintain master key systems.Core task
  • Unlock cars and other vehicles.Core task
  • Remove interior and exterior finishes on safes and vaults, and spray on new finishes.

How that compares

Among the 50 installation, maintenance and repair occupations, locksmiths and safe repairers rank 29. The group averages 0.7%, and its most exposed job is Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers at 10.7%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

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  3. 346Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants 0.0%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.