Keep records of company locks and keys.

“Keep records of company locks and keys.” is a core task performed by Locksmiths and Safe Repairers. Among the occupation's 14 rated tasks, workers place it 7th by importance (#8 most important). About 96% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Maintain operational records. in Documenting/Recording Information

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E1. Direct exposure — a language model could plausibly cut the time to do this task by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 1.00. Automation potential label: T3.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Cut new or duplicate keys, using impressions or code key machines. · importance 4.8
• Insert new or repaired tumblers into locks to change combinations. · importance 4.6
• Move picklocks in cylinders to open door locks without keys. · importance 4.6
• Cut new or duplicate keys, using key cutting machines. · importance 4.5
• Open safe locks by drilling. · importance 4.4
• Set up and maintain master key systems. · importance 4.3
• Install door hardware, such as locks and closers. · importance 4.3
• Disassemble mechanical or electrical locking devices, and repair or replace worn tumblers, springs, and other parts, using hand tools. · importance 4.1
• Repair and adjust safes, vault doors, and vault components, using hand tools, lathes, drill presses, and welding and acetylene cutting apparatus. · importance 4.0
• Install alarm and electronic access systems. · importance 3.9
• Install safes, vault doors, and deposit boxes according to blueprints, using equipment such as power drills, taps, dies, truck cranes, and dollies. · importance 3.6
• Unlock cars and other vehicles. · importance 3.3
• Remove interior and exterior finishes on safes and vaults, and spray on new finishes. · importance 1.8

See all tasks on the Locksmiths and Safe Repairers page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-7125,
  title  = {Keep records of company locks and keys.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-7125}
}