Inspect machines and meters to determine causes of malfunctions and fix minor problems such as jammed bills or stuck products.

“Inspect machines and meters to determine causes of malfunctions and fix minor problems such as jammed bills or stuck products.” is a core task performed by Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers. Among the occupation's 19 rated tasks, workers place it 17th by importance (#3 most important). About 89% 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.

• Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment. in Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials

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
• 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
• Make service calls to maintain and repair machines. · importance 4.1
• 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-13839,
  title  = {Inspect machines and meters to determine causes of malfunctions and fix minor problems such as jammed bills or stuck products.},
  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-13839}
}