Gambling Cage Workers
What Gambling Cage Workers 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.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- 1.6%
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 2 of 5Job 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 4.7/5
- Mathematicsimportance 3.8/5
- English Languageimportance 3.2/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 3.1/5
- Administrativeimportance 3.0/5
- Economics and Accountingimportance 2.8/5
- Computers and Electronicsimportance 2.6/5
- Public Safety and Securityimportance 2.3/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate5.0/5
- Contact With Others5.0/5
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.9/5
- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks4.8/5
- Deal With External Customers or the Public in General4.6/5
- Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.3/5
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.
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners97% skill match
- Psychiatric Aides97% skill match
- Flight Attendants97% skill match
- Cooks, Fast Food96% skill match
- Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners96% skill match
- Gambling Dealers96% skill match
- Tellers96% skill match
- Compliance Officers96% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.0/5
- Service Orientationimportance 3.0/5
- Time Managementimportance 3.0/5
- Coordinationimportance 2.9/5
- Persuasionimportance 2.9/5
- Negotiationimportance 2.9/5
- Instructingimportance 2.9/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 2.9/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Other Software Used
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cautiousness
- Self-Control
- Stress Tolerance
- Social Orientation
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- ConventionalHigh
- EnterprisingMedium
- SocialLow
- RealisticLow
- 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 gambling cage workers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ22.73× national avg
- 2Lawton, OK21.34× national avg
- 3Gulfport-Biloxi, MS15.93× national avg
- 4Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV15.61× national avg
- 5Ponce, PR9.52× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- TellersLateral Move
- Gambling and Sports Book Writers and RunnersCareer Change
- Gambling DealersCareer Change
- Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling InvestigatorsCareer Change
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.