Career
Gambling dealers
Run the games at a casino table.
$34,320
Median pay
+3.4%
Job growth, 2025–35
13,300
Openings a year
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical education
None required
Typical time after high school
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
- Pay winnings or collect losing bets as established by the rules and procedures of a specific game.
- Greet customers and make them feel welcome.
- Exchange paper currency for playing chips or coin money.
- Check to ensure that all players have placed bets before play begins.
- Inspect cards and equipment to be used in games to ensure that they are in good condition.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on information & systems, then persuasion & leadership?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“Pay winnings or collect losing bets as established by the rules and procedures of a specific game.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
No degree beyond high school, though short-term on-the-job training is typical, for a median of $34,320 a year and 13,300 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- Casino DealingCIP 12.0602
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$34,980 · +1.8%
- Gambling Managers$93,220 · +3.6%
- First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$63,820 · +3.5%
- Gambling Cage Workers$37,580 · -3.1%
- Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$36,220 · -1.9%
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.