AI exposure

Locksmith: will AI take this job?

10%Safe as houses
Smart locks are great until the battery dies at midnight. Then they call you.

Why

On-site, urgent and physical — classic AI-proof work, with smart-home installs as a growth area.

Where to look next

  1. Smart-lock and access-control installer
  2. Security systems technician
  3. Your own emergency service

What AI already does

  • Booking

What stays human

  • Opening, fixing, installing

Skills worth learning — Trades & construction

  • Energy: heat pumps, solar, batteries
  • Smart-home and automation
  • Running your own business

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For fun, not a forecast. Scores are our rough estimates of how much of a job’s tasks AI can already help with, based on the ILO (2025) and Microsoft Research (2025) studies. Exposure usually means the job changes, not that it disappears — the ILO puts about 1 in 4 jobs worldwide in exposed occupations, but only 3.3% in the highest category.