Make service calls to maintain and repair machines.

“Make service calls to maintain and repair machines.” is a supplemental task performed by Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers. Among the occupation's 19 rated tasks, workers place it 14th by importance (#6 most important). About 59% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Operate transportation equipment or vehicles. in Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T0.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Keep records of merchandise distributed and money collected. · importance 4.5
• Fill machines with products, ingredients, money, and other supplies. · importance 4.4
• Inspect machines and meters to determine causes of malfunctions and fix minor problems such as jammed bills or stuck products. · importance 4.3
• Collect coins and bills from machines, prepare invoices, and settle accounts with concessionaires. · importance 4.3
• Test machines to determine proper functioning. · importance 4.2
• Replace malfunctioning parts, such as worn magnetic heads on automatic teller machine (ATM) card readers. · importance 4.1
• Adjust machine pressure gauges and thermostats. · importance 4.1
• Maintain records of machine maintenance and repair. · importance 4.0
• Clean and oil machine parts. · importance 4.0
• Order parts needed for machine repairs. · importance 3.9
• Adjust and repair coin, vending, or amusement machines and meters and replace defective mechanical and electrical parts, using hand tools, soldering irons, and diagrams. · importance 3.8
• Record transaction information on forms or logs, and notify designated personnel of discrepancies. · importance 3.8
• Disassemble and assemble machines, according to specifications and using hand and power tools. · importance 3.7
• Contact other repair personnel or make arrangements for the removal of machines in cases where major repairs are required. · importance 3.7

See all tasks on the Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-13838,
  title  = {Make service calls to maintain and repair machines.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-13838}
}