Also called: Vending and Amusement Machine Repairers
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers build repairing, equipment maintenance and troubleshooting skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers (83%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers | 83% | $47,810 | +1% | None |
| 2 | Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians | 76% | $52,000 | +10% | None |
| 3 | Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 75% | $43,220 | −9% | None |
| 4 | Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics | 75% | $47,880 | +1% | None |
| 5 | Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders | 74% | $46,460 | −2% | None |
| 6 | Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters | 73% | $62,620 | +32% | None |
| 7 | Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 73% | $45,760 | −4% | None |
| 8 | Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 73% | $65,510 | +38% | Certificate or associate |
| 9 | Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 72% | $50,270 | +6% | None |
| 10 | Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians | 72% | $56,550 | +19% | Certificate or associate |
Compared with Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers, median $47,450. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
83% skill match · $47,810 · +1% pay
Technology Design · Installation · Negotiation
76% skill match · $52,000 · +10% pay
Instructing · Technology Design · Negotiation
75% skill match · $43,220 · −9% pay
Instructing · Coordination · Technology Design
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers (83% skill match, median $47,810), Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians (76% skill match, median $52,000) and Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders (75% skill match, median $43,220), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 17 pay more than coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers at the median. The biggest increases: Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers (+132%, $109,910), Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines (+38%, $65,510) and Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters (+32%, $62,620).
18 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.