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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.

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

Median pay in Greater Boston
$54,380
$26.14/hr
Jobs in Greater Boston
70
Massachusetts 2024–2034
−4.3%
10 openings a year
Typical U.S. entry requirement
High school diploma or equivalent
plus Short-term on-the-job training

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$43,680$48,710$54,380$78,310$78,310

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • 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.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Lower exposure29 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 26
  • Language-model AIOE 23
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 37

Observed AI use today: Little or none (Anthropic Economic Index)

AI exposure for this job is lower, and observed AI use is little or none. AI tools may help with record keeping and spotting what is wrong with a machine. Filling machines, clearing jams, and replacing parts are physical tasks that people still do. Massachusetts projections show this job shrinking about 4.3% from 2024 to 2034, so building related skills may help.

Likely to change

  • Keeping maintenance and repair records
  • Narrowing down causes of malfunctions

Still relies on people

  • Replacing worn parts by hand
  • Restocking machines and clearing jams

Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.

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Training near Boston

College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).

No college programs near Boston map to this job. Many people enter through on-the-job training or apprenticeship.

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