Also called: Gaming Machine Technician
Installs, repairs, and maintains slot machines and electronic gaming equipment.
You replace a bill validator, update software on a bank of new machines, and diagnose an error code during a busy Saturday. You also move and install machines when the floor is redesigned. It is electronics repair in a casino.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Electronics training or associate degree plus gaming license.
Ways in: Trade school, 2-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Electronics Technology, Computer Repair (trade school).
Growing about average.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Remote diagnostics fix some problems, but repairing machines on the floor stays hands-on.
Classes: Electronics, Computer science, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-2097.
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