Career Atlas USA

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

Median salary
$36,220
Average salary
$39,100
Employment
21,530
Projected growth
6.4% decline
Annual openings
4,000
Typical entry education
No formal educational credential

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, 20242034.

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 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 4.2/5
  • 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.

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.

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).

  1. 1Lawton, OK17.43× national avg
  2. 2Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH16.11× national avg
  3. 3Gulfport-Biloxi, MS16.09× national avg
  4. 4Carson City, NV15.65× national avg
  5. 5Utica-Rome, NY14.82× national avg

Possible Career Moves

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