Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers

High Risk
74%

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Vote Comments (1)
AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
90%
(Imminent Risk)
POLLING
59%
(Moderate Risk, Based on 17 votes)
Average: 74%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-0.4%
by year 2033
WAGES
$44,980
or $21.62 per hour
Volume
36,100
as of 2023
SUMMARY
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JOB SCORE
2.4/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

These are some key things to think about when job hunting.

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Calculated automation risk

90% (Imminent Risk)

Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Finger Dexterity

User poll

59% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: 90% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Growth

Slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers' job openings is expected to decline 0.4% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers' was $44,980, or $22 per hour

'Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers' were paid 6.4% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 36,100 people employed as 'Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 4 thousand people are employed as 'Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers'.

Job description

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

SOC Code: 49-9091.00

Comments (1)

Dmitry (Highly likely)
15 Mar 2025 16:02
Vending machines are simple mechanisms, that have little room to evolve, besides installing a credit card reader. As such, diagnosing, repairing and maintaining them can be easily done by a robot or two.
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