Also called: Coffee Equipment Technician, Espresso Repair Technician
Installs, repairs and tunes the espresso machines and grinders in coffee shops, restaurants and offices.
A café calls at 7 a.m.: the espresso machine is leaking steam during the morning rush. You swap a gasket, descale the boiler, adjust the pressure, and pull a test shot to make sure the coffee tastes right.
Estimated; bigger service companies pay more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0.5 years after high school. High school plus on-the-job or manufacturer training.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Electronics Technology, Appliance Repair.
Growing faster than average. Specialty coffee shops keep spreading.
Low risk for 10 years. Smart machines report errors, but repairing boilers and valves stays hands-on.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to coffee equipment distributors and service companies for trainee tech jobs
Classes: Physics, Electronics, Culinary.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-9031.
Career Universe is an early version. Pay, training and AI-risk figures are estimates to start your own research, not verified facts. The research was written with AI research assistants, checked by validation scripts and spot-checked by hand. Check anything important with schools, employers and official sources. How the numbers work.