Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers

Median salary

$47,450

Average salary

$49,770

Employment

26,410

Projected growth

2.9% decline

Annual openings

3,500

Typical entry education

High school diploma or equivalent

What Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers Do

Install, service, adjust, or repair coin, vending, or amusement machines including video games, juke boxes, pinball machines, or slot machines.

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Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training
Self-employed: 11.5%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

How Much Preparation Does This Take?

Job Zone 2 of 5

Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed

Experience: Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
Education: Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Job training: Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.

Source: O*NET Job Zones.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

Computers and Electronicsimportance 4.0/5
Mechanicalimportance 3.5/5
Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 3.5/5
English Languageimportance 3.0/5
Engineering and Technologyimportance 2.5/5
Administrativeimportance 2.5/5
Sales and Marketingimportance 2.5/5
Mathematicsimportance 2.4/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

Freedom to Make Decisions4.8/5
E-Mail4.4/5
Telephone Conversations4.2/5
Contact With Others4.1/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.1/5
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls4.0/5

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters93% skill match
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas93% skill match
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers92% skill match
Automotive Body and Related Repairers92% skill match
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door92% skill match
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians91% skill match
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics91% skill match
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers91% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

Repairingimportance 3.5/5
Equipment Maintenanceimportance 3.4/5
Troubleshootingimportance 3.3/5
Operations Monitoringimportance 3.0/5
Operation and Controlimportance 3.0/5
Quality Control Analysisimportance 3.0/5
Service Orientationimportance 2.9/5
Complex Problem Solvingimportance 2.9/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Hot Technologies

Other Software Used

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

Dependability
Attention to Detail
Integrity
Cautiousness
Perseverance
Stress Tolerance
Self-Control

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

RealisticHigh
ConventionalHigh
EnterprisingLow
InvestigativeLow
SocialLow
ArtisticLow

This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).