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First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers

Median salary
$63,820
Average salary
$64,830
Employment
26,010
Projected growth
2% growth
Annual openings
3,300
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent

What First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers Do

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers in assigned gambling areas. May circulate among tables, observe operations, and ensure that stations and games are covered for each shift. May verify and pay off jackpots. May reset slot machines after payoffs and make repairs or adjustments to slot machines or recommend removal of slot machines for repair. May plan and organize activities and services for guests in hotels/casinos.

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Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 20242034.

Related work experience
Less than 5 years
On-the-job training
None
Self-employed
19.1%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

How Much Preparation Does This Take?

Job Zone 2 of 5

Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed

Experience
Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
Education
Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Job training
Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.

Source: O*NET Job Zones.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

  • Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.5/5
  • Mathematicsimportance 3.9/5
  • English Languageimportance 3.9/5
  • Administration and Managementimportance 3.8/5
  • Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.7/5
  • Education and Trainingimportance 3.5/5
  • Economics and Accountingimportance 3.4/5
  • Public Safety and Securityimportance 3.3/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

  • Deal With External Customers or the Public in General4.9/5
  • Contact With Others4.8/5
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.8/5
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.7/5
  • E-Mail4.6/5
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.5/5

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

  • Service Orientationimportance 3.9/5
  • Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.5/5
  • Time Managementimportance 3.5/5
  • Coordinationimportance 3.4/5
  • Management of Personnel Resourcesimportance 3.4/5
  • Instructingimportance 3.3/5
  • Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.3/5
  • Negotiationimportance 3.1/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

  • Dependability
  • Integrity
  • Leadership Orientation
  • Attention to Detail
  • Self-Control
  • Social Orientation
  • Stress Tolerance

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

  • EnterprisingHigh
  • ConventionalHigh
  • RealisticMedium
  • SocialMedium
  • InvestigativeLow
  • ArtisticLow

This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where first-line supervisors of gambling services workers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).

  1. 1Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ38.29× national avg
  2. 2Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV25.04× national avg
  3. 3Gulfport-Biloxi, MS22.52× national avg
  4. 4Lawton, OK11.76× national avg
  5. 5Billings, MT11.52× national avg

Possible Career Moves

A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.

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Related Education Programs

Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.

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