Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
What Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers Do
Exchange coins, tokens, and chips for patrons' money. May issue payoffs and obtain customer's signature on receipt. May operate a booth in the slot machine area and furnish change persons with money bank at the start of the shift, or count and audit money in drawers.
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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
- Not available
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 4.2/5
- Mathematicsimportance 3.7/5
- English Languageimportance 3.0/5
- Public Safety and Securityimportance 2.8/5
- Administrativeimportance 2.7/5
- Computers and Electronicsimportance 2.6/5
- Law and Governmentimportance 2.6/5
- Psychologyimportance 2.5/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Contact With Others4.9/5
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.8/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.7/5
- Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People4.6/5
- Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions4.6/5
- Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable4.5/5
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.
- Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers94% skill match
- Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers93% skill match
- Baggage Porters and Bellhops93% skill match
- Pest Control Workers92% skill match
- Nuclear Medicine Technologists92% skill match
- Meter Readers, Utilities91% skill match
- Transportation Security Screeners91% skill match
- Parts Salespersons91% 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
- Coordinationimportance 3.0/5
- Service Orientationimportance 3.0/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 2.9/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 2.8/5
- Persuasionimportance 2.6/5
- Negotiationimportance 2.6/5
- Instructingimportance 2.4/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cautiousness
- Self-Control
- Stress Tolerance
- Cooperation
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- ConventionalHigh
- EnterprisingMedium
- RealisticMedium
- SocialLow
- ArtisticLow
- InvestigativeLow
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 change persons and booth cashiers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Lawton, OK17.43× national avg
- 2Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH16.11× national avg
- 3Gulfport-Biloxi, MS16.09× national avg
- 4Carson City, NV15.65× national avg
- 5Utica-Rome, NY14.82× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Laundry and Dry-Cleaning WorkersCareer Change
- Transportation Security ScreenersCareer Change
- Parts SalespersonsLateral Move
- Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursCareer Change
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