ATM Route Operator

Also called: ATM Business Owner

Owns ATMs placed in bars, stores and gas stations, earning a fee each time someone withdraws cash.

A day in the life

You drive your route refilling cash in eight machines, fix a receipt printer and pitch a new location to a bowling alley owner. Income can be fairly passive once machines are placed.

Pay over a career

Starting
$15k
Typical
$45k
High
$120k

Usually a side business at first.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No degree; startup money for machines and cash.

Ways in: Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.

Outlook

Shrinking. Shrinking slowly as cash use falls.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. AI isn't the threat; falling cash use is. Refilling machines and placing them stays physical route work.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Business elective, Accounting.

Official data: O*NET occupation 11-1021.

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