The Average Salary of Gaming Technicians

Gaming technicians maintain and repair gaming machines.

Gaming technicians install, maintain and repair gaming machines in casinos and other amusement industries. Work includes collecting money from the machines and ensuring machines are functioning properly.

Classification

The Bureau of Labor Statistics classifies this occupation under coin, vending and amusement machine servicers and repairers. The BLS reported an estimated national median salary of $30,460 per year for these occupations in May 2009.

Highest Employment

The most workers were found in Nevada, with over 2,490 reported workers as of May 2009. Nevada also paid the highest salaries for these occupation, with annual mean wages of $38,640.

Metropolitan Areas

The highest levels of workers were reported in Las Vegas and Paradise, Nevada, where 1,960 workers were employed as of May 2009. The median salary was $39,990 for this area. The highest wages were reported in the cities of Detroit, Livonia and Dearborn, Michigan, with mean wages of $50,680 per year.

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics: Gaming Services Occupations
• Bureau of Labor Statistics: Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers