Installation, maintenance and repair
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
Install, service, adjust, or repair coin, vending, or amusement machines including video games, juke boxes, pinball machines, or slot machines.
Median pay
$47,450
Growth to 2035
−3%
declining
Openings a year
3,800
Time to qualify*
1 month
* From a bachelor's degree in an unrelated field.
Pay
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
Getting in
- Typical entry education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
- Prior experience
- None
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What the work is like
Dealing with the public
Unpleasant or angry people
Time pressure
Cost of a mistake
Freedom to make decisions
Repeating the same tasks
Time sitting
Time standing
Outdoors in all weather
Hazardous conditions
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers: 51% usually work over 40 hours a week
Core tasks
- Fill machines with products, ingredients, money, and other supplies.
- Inspect machines and meters to determine causes of malfunctions and fix minor problems such as jammed bills or stuck products.
- Test machines to determine proper functioning.
- Replace malfunctioning parts, such as worn magnetic heads on automatic teller machine (ATM) card readers.
- Maintain records of machine maintenance and repair.
- Clean and oil machine parts.
- Order parts needed for machine repairs.
- Adjust and repair coin, vending, or amusement machines and meters and replace defective mechanical and electrical parts, using hand tools, soldering irons, and diagrams.
Also called: Cooler Deliverer · Field Service Technician · Fountain Vending Mechanic · Full Service Vending Driver · Refurbish Technician · Service Technician · Slot Technician · Vending Mechanic
Outlook and AI
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers held 34,700 jobs in 2025. BLS projects 33,500 by 2035 (−3%, declining; all jobs: +3.5%).
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