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electronic locks

🔄 Evolving ESCO reuse: occupation-specific

Locking devices that use electric current to operate. Electronic locks use motors, solenoids, or magnets to actuate the lock. Often, electronic locks have an access control system and require authentication, such as passwords, fingerprints or chip cards.

electronic locks — locking devices that use electric current to operate. Electronic locks use motors, solenoids, or magnets to actuate the lock. Often, electronic locks have an access control system and require authentication, such as passwords, fingerprints or chip cards. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the evolving band (SCI 50.68/100) — the skill will still matter in 2030 but the nature of the work is changing. ESCO classifies it as a occupation-specific (rooted in one role family) skill within knowledge. It is currently listed by 1 occupations in our catalogue, including locksmith.

Category: knowledge › motor vehicles, ships and aircraft SCI: 50.68/100 Also known as: electronic lock, electric locking devices, electronic locking devices

Occupations that require electronic locks

Showing top 1 of 1 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

locksmith · 🤖 5.0/10

Frequently asked questions

What is electronic locks?

Locking devices that use electric current to operate. Electronic locks use motors, solenoids, or magnets to actuate the lock. Often, electronic locks have an access control system and require authentication, such as passwords, fingerprints or chip cards.

What category of skill is electronic locks?

ESCO classifies electronic locks under the knowledge category, specifically in the motor vehicles, ships and aircraft subcategory.

Is electronic locks an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the evolving band (SCI 50.68/100) — the skill will still matter in 2030 but the nature of the work is changing. Continue investing, but pair it with the AI-tool workflow that is reshaping the field so you evolve with it.

Which jobs require electronic locks?

In our catalogue, 1 occupations list electronic locks as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include locksmith.

How transferable is electronic locks between industries?

ESCO tags electronic locks as a occupation-specific (rooted in one role family) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Is electronic locks the same as electronic lock?

Yes — electronic locks is also known as electronic lock, electric locking devices, or electronic locking devices. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn electronic locks?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands electronic locks and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.

Data: ESCO v1.2.1 (CC-BY-4.0). Durability framework informed by McKinsey Global Institute (Nov 2025). See our methodology.