Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
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.
Also called: Booth Cashier · Cage Cashier · Cashier · Casino Banker · Casino Cashier · Change Person
Median pay (national)
$34,810
$22,810–$49,190 (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
21,930
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
-6.4%
~4,000 openings/yr
Typical entry
No formal educational credential
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for gambling change persons and booth cashiers shows a broad range: the top 10% earn $49,190 versus $22,810 at the bottom 10% — 2.2x. The median of $34,810 leaves roughly 41% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change -6.4% from 2024 to 2034 — a projected decline, against +3% across all occupations. Even so, BLS projects about 4,000 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 35 states with released data, Arizona pays the most for this role (median $62,090, +78% vs the national median), while West Virginia sits lowest at $21,180 — a 193% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags Microsoft Excel as in-demand technologies for this role.
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Mathematics
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Learning Strategies
- Science
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- Keep accurate records of monetary exchanges, authorization forms, and transaction reconciliations.
- Exchange money, credit, tickets, or casino chips and make change for customers.
- Count money and audit money drawers.
- Maintain cage security according to rules.
- Reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books.
- Check identifications to verify age of players.
- Furnish change persons with a money bank at the start of each shift.
- Clean casino areas.
- Listen for jackpot alarm bells and issue payoffs to winners.
- Sell gambling chips, tokens, or tickets to patrons, or to other workers for resale to patrons.
Tools & technology
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
Knowledge areas
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mathematics
- English Language
- Public Safety and Security
- Administrative
- Computers and Electronics
- Law and Government
- Psychology