SOC 49-9091.00

    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
    -3.4%
    Decline
    Openings a year
    3,800
    Typical education
    High school diploma

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Source: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

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    Annual pay range

    Lowest 10% earn less than
    $34,320
    Median
    $47,450
    Highest 10% earn more than
    $66,370
    National wages for all workers in this occupation. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

    26,410 people work in this occupation.

    What coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers do

    Job Zone 2: Some preparation

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

    Usually a high school diploma; some on-the-job training or experience.

    Interest profile

    Realistic (R) · strongest
    85 / 100
    Investigative (I)
    14 / 100
    Artistic (A)
    0 / 100
    Social (S)
    4 / 100
    Enterprising (E)
    15 / 100
    Conventional (C)
    78 / 100
    How strongly each interest area describes the work, from O*NET (scores rescaled to 0–100). The interest code lists the strongest areas in order.

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    What you'd do

    Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
    61
    Performing General Physical Activities
    59
    Making Decisions and Solving Problems
    56
    Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
    56
    Getting Information
    56
    Documenting/Recording Information
    56
    Handling and Moving Objects
    55
    Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
    53
    Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
    52
    Processing Information
    52
    Work activities rated by importance for this occupation, O*NET (0–100).

    Skills and strengths

    Skills

    • Repairing
    • Equipment Maintenance
    • Troubleshooting
    • Operation and Control
    • Operations Monitoring
    • Quality Control Analysis
    • Active Listening
    • Complex Problem Solving
    • Critical Thinking
    • Judgment and Decision Making

    Knowledge

    • Computers and Electronics
    • Mechanical
    • Customer and Personal Service
    • English Language
    • Engineering and Technology
    • Administrative
    • Sales and Marketing
    • Mathematics
    • Administration and Management
    • Production and Processing

    Abilities

    • Finger Dexterity
    • Manual Dexterity
    • Arm-Hand Steadiness
    • Control Precision
    • Near Vision
    • Information Ordering
    • Multilimb Coordination
    • Deductive Reasoning
    • Inductive Reasoning
    • Oral Comprehension

    Work styles

    • Dependability
    • Attention to Detail
    • Integrity
    • Cautiousness
    • Perseverance
    • Stress Tolerance
    • Self-Control
    • Adaptability
    • Achievement Orientation
    • Cooperation

    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 · Bank Teller Machine Mechanic · Cigarette Machine Filler

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    Certifications, licenses and pay by state

    What coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers may need beyond a degree, where a license is required, and what the work pays in each state.

    Certifications

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    Licenses by state

    10 states list a license for this work. Open your state for the license and the agency that issues it.

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    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 9, 2026.

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    Sources and attribution

    Every figure on this page comes from these public datasets. Missing values are shown as not reported, never estimated.

    O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 9, 2026.

    Page data updated November 5, 2026.