Gambling Worker

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Engage with patrons and manage financial transactions in a dynamic environment.
Ensure smooth operations and security in the exciting world of gaming.
Convert chips to cash and experience the thrill of the gaming industry.

💰 Earn $37K-$46K

📚 High School Diploma or GED

⏱️ 6–12 MONTH TRAINING

📈 -3.7% JOB GROWTH

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What You’ll Do

In a gambling establishment, conduct financial transactions for patrons. Accept patron's credit application and verify credit references to provide check-cashing authorization or to establish house credit accounts. May reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books. May sell gambling chips, tokens, or tickets to patrons, or to other workers for resale to patrons. May convert gambling chips, tokens, or tickets to currency upon patron's request. May use a cash register or computer to record transaction.

Follow all gaming regulations.
Convert gaming checks, coupons, tokens, or coins to currency for gaming patrons.
Maintain cage security.
Maintain confidentiality of customers' transactions.
Count funds and reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books.

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Minimum Education

High School Diploma or GED

Career Prospects

Shaky (Decreasing by 1-5%)

Training Time

6 months to 1 year

Job Openings

1,300 Annually

Median Earnings

$38,990 in California

$36,110 Nationally

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Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

Influencing or leading others
Using data or completing tasks
Working with my hands

You are skilled in 💫

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Service Orientation
Speaking
Writing
Reading Comprehension

You value 🙏

Having support
Having freedom
Personal relationships

Deep Dive

Gambling Worker

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Pathways to this Career

Learn about the education and training paths that can lead to this career — and what to expect from each one.

Vocational School

A vocational school typically equips students with specialized skills and practical training in specific trades or occupations, enhancing their employability and providing direct pathways to relevant careers.

🎓 Skills-Focused

⏱️ FINISH IN 6 months - 2 years

Workforce Development Program

A workforce development program typically enhances participants' opportunities to succeed in the workforce through employment skill-building, career counseling, connections to employers, and pathways to high-demand and high-wage jobs.

🎓 Skills-Focused

⏱️ FINISH IN 6 months - 2 years

Apprenticeship

An apprenticeship typically offers a combination of hands-on training and classroom instruction, leading to practical skills, industry-specific knowledge, and the potential for long-term employment in a specific trade or profession.

🎓 Paid Work

⏱️ FINISH IN 2-5 years

Strategic Employment

Strategic employment provides individuals with valuable work experience, opportunities for professional growth and networking, and exposure to an industry where they may want to pursue advancement.

🎓 Paid Work

⏱️ FINISH IN 1-3 years