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Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers

Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers — AI exposure, safer roles, and a pivot plan.

Also known as: Arcade Technician · Coin Box Collector · Arcade Games Mechanic · Arcade Game Technician · Cigarette Machine Filler · Amusement Machine Mechanic

AI Task Exposure Score

Moderate exposure

More exposed than 41% of 968 occupations · Rank #532 (1 = most exposed)

This score estimates how exposed the tasks in a role are to current and near-term AI capabilities. It does not predict whether a specific person will lose a job.

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

  • Collect coins and bills from machines, prepare invoices, and settle accounts with concessionaires.65
  • Record transaction information on forms or logs, and notify designated personnel of discrepancies.64
  • Keep records of merchandise distributed and money collected.64

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

  • Maintain records of machine maintenance and repair.56
  • Refer to manuals and wiring diagrams to gather information needed to repair machines.54
  • Order parts needed for machine repairs.49

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

  • Inspect machines and meters to determine causes of malfunctions and fix minor problems such as jammed bills or stuck products.29
  • Transport machines to installation sites.33

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 45 puts Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 3 of 18 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 13 augmentable, and 2 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: adopt AI deliberately on the augmentable tasks and build visible evidence of the durable ones.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Labor-market context

  • $47,450median wage
  • 26,410employed
  • 3,500annual openings
  • -2.8%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

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Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

FAQ — Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers

What does a score of 45 mean for a Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers?
It means that, weighted across the 18 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 45 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.
Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?
The highest-exposure tasks are: Collect coins and bills from machines, prepare invoices, and settle accounts with concessionaires; Record transaction information on forms or logs, and notify designated personnel of discrepancies; Keep records of merchandise distributed and money collected. Exposure is scored per task from structured data, not generated by a language model.
Which parts of this job are most durable?
The most durable responsibilities are: Inspect machines and meters to determine causes of malfunctions and fix minor problems such as jammed bills or stuck products; Transport machines to installation sites. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.
Is this score personalized to me?
No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.

Score version jr-v1 · data release 2026.07.11-r1 · updated 2026-07-11 · baseline mapping: 18 of 18 tasks carry source-level provenance · methodology