Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
Also called: Amusement Machine Mechanic, Arcade Game Technician, Arcade Games Mechanic, Arcade Technician, ATM Mechanic (Automatic Teller Machine Mechanic), ATM Technician (Automated Teller Machine Technician), Automatic Coin Machine Mechanic, Automatic Teller Machine Servicer
Install, service, adjust, or repair coin, vending, or amusement machines including video games, juke boxes, pinball machines, or slot machines.
What Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers do
Typical 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.
- Record transaction information on forms or logs, and notify designated personnel of discrepancies.
- Keep records of merchandise distributed and money collected.
- Collect coins and bills from machines, prepare invoices, and settle accounts with concessionaires.
- Make service calls to maintain and repair machines.
Typical path into the job (BLS)
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers salary
The median annual wage for Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers is $47,450 (BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, national). The lowest 10 percent earn less than $34,320 and the highest 10 percent earn more than $66,370. The mean annual wage is $49,770.
The mean hourly wage of $23.00 is 3.2× the federal minimum wage of $7.25. State minimums are higher in most large states. Minimum wage by state →
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Pay by percentile
Annual wage percentiles from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Percentiles are a good proxy for pay by experience.
Projected pay for Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today $47,450 → in 3 years $51,300 → in 5 years $54,000 → in 10 years $61,600 (10-year range $52,900–$71,500). The model assumes pay growth of +2.6% per year.
What drives the annual growth rate
Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (BLS projected employment growth), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →
Outlook score for Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.
Will AI replace Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers? AI replacement risk
How AI is changing this job
A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.
AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using O*NET work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →
Labor demand for Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
Employment projections are from the BLS Employment Projections program (2025–35). Annual openings include both new jobs and replacement of workers who leave the occupation.
Skills, education and requirements for Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
Key skills
O*NET skill level ratings (0–7).
Key knowledge areas
What the work involves
Important abilities
Education of workers
Training before entry
Related work experience
Job Zone 2 — some preparation needed (O*NET)
Difficulty of entry: ★★☆☆☆ Fairly easy (from education, training, experience and Job Zone)
How to become Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
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Career path and how to earn more as Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
Career-path guidance is being prepared. Pay by percentile is shown in the Pay section.