Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
Repair and open locks, make keys, change locks and safe combinations, and install and repair safes.
- Tasks
- 14 tasks11 core, 3 supplemental
- Family
- Installation, Maintenance & RepairOne of its 52 occupations
- Code
- 49-9094.00SOC 2018: 49-9094
What the work is made of
11 core tasks and 3 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Cut new or duplicate keys, using key cutting machines.Core taskTask 7124Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2019
- Task 2. Disassemble mechanical or electrical locking devices, and repair or replace worn tumblers, springs, and other parts, using hand tools.Core taskTask 7128Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2019
- Task 3. Cut new or duplicate keys, using impressions or code key machines.Core taskTask 18789Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2019
- Task 4. Open safe locks by drilling.Core taskTask 7131Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2019
- Task 5. Install door hardware, such as locks and closers.Core taskTask 18791Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2019
- Task 6. Insert new or repaired tumblers into locks to change combinations.Core taskTask 7126Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2019
- Task 7. Set up and maintain master key systems.Core taskTask 18790Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2019
- Task 8. Keep records of company locks and keys.Core taskTask 7125Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2019
- Task 9. Move picklocks in cylinders to open door locks without keys.Core taskTask 7127Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2019
- Task 10. Repair and adjust safes, vault doors, and vault components, using hand tools, lathes, drill presses, and welding and acetylene cutting apparatus.Core taskTask 7129Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2019
- Task 11. Install safes, vault doors, and deposit boxes according to blueprints, using equipment such as power drills, taps, dies, truck cranes, and dollies.Core taskTask 7130Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2019
- Task 12. Install alarm and electronic access systems.Supplemental taskTask 18792Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2019
- Task 13. Unlock cars and other vehicles.Supplemental taskTask 18793Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2019
- Task 14. Remove interior and exterior finishes on safes and vaults, and spray on new finishes.Supplemental taskTask 7132Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2019
Where this comes from
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 49-9094
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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