Gambling Cage Workers

Pay and outlook

Median annual wage, May 2025

$37,580

Half earn more, half earn less

Middle half earn

$34,510 – $44,680

25th to 75th percentile

People employed, May 2025

14,430

Wage and salary jobs (OEWS)

Projected change, 2025–35

-3.1%

Shrinking (below 0%)

Openings a year (projected)

1,200

New jobs plus replacing people who leave

Typical education to enter

High school diploma or equivalent

BLS

• All figures are for the United States as a whole. Pay varies a lot by state and city.
• Wages are for everyone working in the occupation in May 2025, at every career stage. They are not starting salaries or figures for new graduates.
• Growth and openings are BLS projections for 2025–35. They are estimates, not promises. Openings include jobs that open up when people retire or change occupation, not just new jobs.

What the work involves

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.

Main tasks

• Maintain confidentiality of customers' transactions.
• Follow all gaming regulations.
• Maintain cage security.
• Cash checks and process credit card advances for patrons.
• Supply currency, coins, chips, or gaming checks to other departments as needed.
• Convert gaming checks, coupons, tokens, or coins to currency for gaming patrons.
• Count funds and reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books.
• Verify accuracy of reports, such as authorization forms, transaction reconciliations, or exchange summary reports.

Description and tasks from the O*NET® 31.0 Database.

Getting in

Typical education to enter (BLS)

High school diploma or equivalent

Training once hired: short-term on-the-job training

O*NET Job Zone 1–2

Little to some preparation

Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.

Fields of study that lead here

From the federal CIP–SOC crosswalk, which links 1 programme to this occupation. A link means the programme prepares people for this kind of work. It doesn't mean the programme is required, or that it's the only route.

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