Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

How to become a Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicer or Repairer

Official title: Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers

Also called: Cooler Deliverer, Field Service Technician, Fountain Vending Mechanic, Full Service Vending Driver, Refurbish Technician, Service Technician, Slot Technician, Vending Mechanic, Vending Service Technician, Vending Technician

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

Main 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.

How to become one

Typical education to start: High school diploma or equivalent

Ways in

Apprenticeship: Coin-Mach-Service Repairer.
Licence: A licence is required in 9 states.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: $47,450 a year The middle half earn $39,760 to $58,110.
About 34,700 people work in this job now, and about 33,500 are projected by 2035. (-3.4%)
People use generative AI for relatively little of this work so far. Microsoft Research rates its AI applicability as low.

Questions people ask

How do I become a Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicer or Repairer?

Ways in include: Coin-Mach-Service Repairer.

How much does a Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicer or Repairer earn in the US?

Median full-time pay is $47,450 a year (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). The middle half earn $39,760 to $58,110.

Is a Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicer or Repairer a growing career in the US?

Employment is projected to fall 3% by 2035, from about 34,700 to about 33,500 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Do you need a degree to become a Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicer or Repairer?

Usually not. Only 14% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Coin-Mach-Service Repairer.

Will AI change the work of a Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicer or Repairer?

People use generative AI for relatively little of this work so far. Microsoft Research rates its AI applicability as low.

Sources

Microsoft Research: Working with AI: AI applicability by occupation (2025-12-22 (built on O*NET 29.0)), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment Projections (2025-35 (released 2026-08-27)), Public domain (BLS), retrieved 2026-10-03
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025), Public domain (BLS), retrieved 2026-10-03

Updated 2026-10-03

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