Vending technician vs vending machine servicer

The differences between vending technicians and vending machine servicers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a vending technician and a vending machine servicer. Additionally, a vending machine servicer has an average salary of $47,737, which is higher than the $47,002 average annual salary of a vending technician.

The top three skills for a vending technician include customer satisfaction, risk assessments and vendor relationships. The most important skills for a vending machine servicer are customer service, vendor management, and vendor relationships.

Vending technician vs vending machine servicer overview

	Vending Technician	Vending Machine Servicer
Yearly salary	$47,002	$47,737
Hourly rate	$22.60	$22.95
Growth rate	8%	-
Number of jobs	37,200	32,717
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	12	12

Vending technician vs vending machine servicer salary

Vending technicians and vending machine servicers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Vending Technician	Vending Machine Servicer
Average salary	$47,002	$47,737
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $66,000	Between $21,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	Lansing, MI	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Meta	-
Best paying industry	Finance	-

Differences between vending technician and vending machine servicer education

There are a few differences between a vending technician and a vending machine servicer in terms of educational background:

	Vending Technician	Vending Machine Servicer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Vending technician vs vending machine servicer demographics

Here are the differences between vending technicians' and vending machine servicers' demographics:

	Vending Technician	Vending Machine Servicer
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 78.7% Female, 21.3%	Male, 50.0% Female, 50.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 3.4% White, 58.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.6%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 3.7% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between vending technician and vending machine servicer duties and responsibilities

Vending technician example responsibilities.

Manage paperwork associate with HVAC procedures.
Remove and label the hard drives form old PCs.
Install, troubleshoot, repair vending equipment.
Pack and ship image PCs to off-site locations.
Escalate calls where RSSC have not receive closing notes to vendors and report any out of SLA calls to management.
Assist with infrastructure upgrades as needed by management

Vending machine servicer example responsibilities.

Conduct meetings with executive stakeholders regarding commercial and budgetary analysis and SLA targets.
Load material into machine and preform timely quality checks.
Adjust machine pressure gauges and thermostats.

Vending technician vs vending machine servicer skills

Common vending technician skills

Customer Satisfaction, 45%
Risk Assessments, 13%
Vendor Relationships, 10%
Upkeep Procedures, 7%
Product Inventory, 5%
SLA, 3%

Common vending machine servicer skills

Customer Service, 67%
Vendor Management, 11%
Vendor Relationships, 9%
Payroll, 7%
HR, 5%

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