vending machine operator
Vending machine operators remove cash, conduct visual inspections of the machine, provide basic maintenance and refill goods sold for vending and other coin-operated machines.
vending machine operator vending machine operators remove cash, conduct visual inspections of the machine, provide basic maintenance and refill goods sold for vending and other coin-operated machines. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include food hygiene rules, geographical routes, company policies, change shelf labels, keep task records.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £29,097 a year for Debt, rent and other cash collectors (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £26,163 to £33,638 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 7122). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Elementary occupations” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only vending machine operator, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 9. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
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Frequently asked questions
What does vending machine operator do?
Vending machine operators remove cash, conduct visual inspections of the machine, provide basic maintenance and refill goods sold for vending and other coin-operated machines.
What skills does vending machine operator need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include food hygiene rules, geographical routes, company policies, change shelf labels, keep task records, ensure public safety and security. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace vending machine operator?
Our AI-durability model gives vending machine operator a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.