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Gambling Cage Workers in California

Want to work as a Gambling Cage Workers in California? Here’s what you need to know. 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.

What do Gambling Cage Workers Make in California?

For a gambling cage workers working in California, the typical annual salary is $39,100 per year (or roughly $18.80/hour).Earnings range from $34,600 at the 10th percentile to $57,220 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$34,600	$16.64
25th percentile	$35,940	$17.28
Median (50th)	$39,100	$18.80
75th percentile	$44,800	$21.54
90th percentile	$57,220	$27.51

The location quotient — a measure of how concentrated this occupation is in California compared to the national average — is 0.96.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, gambling cage workers earn a median of $40,678 per year ($19.56/hour), lower than the California median.

Employment Outlook

National employment for 190,788 gambling cage workers nationwide. In California alone, around 1,510 people work in this role. That’s more than the typical state, which employs around 270 gambling cage workers.

Top California Metros for Gambling Cage Workers

The metro areas below employ the most gambling cage workers in California.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	290	$39,890
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	240	$38,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	210	$42,990
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	150	$41,470
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	80	$37,120
Fresno, CA	50	$35,530

Top States for Gambling Cage Workers Employment

The table below shows the states where the most gambling cage workers work.

State	Number Employed
Nevada	2,120
Oklahoma	1,680
California	1,510
Arizona	640
Washington	580
Illinois	570
Florida	560
Ohio	450
Mississippi	440
Minnesota	390
New York	360
New Jersey	350
Indiana	310
Wisconsin	310
Michigan	280
Pennsylvania	270
Missouri	240
Iowa	220
South Dakota	190
Oregon	180

Highest-Paying States for Gambling Cage Workers

The highest-paying states for gambling cage workers.

State	Annual Median Salary
Colorado	$49,130
New York	$46,530
Arizona	$46,000
Washington	$44,370
Florida	$41,660
Maryland	$41,530
Michigan	$41,270
New Jersey	$40,230
California	$39,100
Pennsylvania	$37,380

Skills

Top gambling cage workers skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Important knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Key abilities for gambling cage workers, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Gambling Cage Workers typically:

• Maintain confidentiality of customers' transactions.
• Follow all gaming regulations.
• Maintain cage security.
• Cash checks and process credit card advances for patrons.
• Supply currency, coins, chips, or gaming checks to other departments as needed.
• Convert gaming checks, coupons, tokens, or coins to currency for gaming patrons.
• Count funds and reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books.
• Verify accuracy of reports, such as authorization forms, transaction reconciliations, or exchange summary reports.
• Determine cash requirements for windows and order all necessary currency, coins, or chips.
• Perform removal and rotation of cash, coin, or chip inventories as necessary.
• Provide assistance in the training and orientation of new cashiers.
• Provide customers with information about casino operations.

Work Activities

• Working with Computers
• Getting Information
• Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Training and Teaching Others
• Documenting/Recording Information
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Processing Information
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Tools & Technology

Technologies frequently used: Hot technologies: Microsoft Excel

Related Careers

Related occupations to gambling cage workers include:

• Gambling Managers
• Pharmacy Aides
• Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
• First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers
• Gambling Dealers
• Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners

Also Known As

Cage Cashier, Cage and Players Club Rep (Cage and Players Club Representative), Casino Cage Cashier, Casino Cashier, Casino Gaming Worker, Casino Services Rep (Casino Services Representative), Casino Worker, Dual Rate Banker, Gambling Cage Cashier, Gambling Cashier, Gaming Cage Cashier, Gaming Cage Worker, Gaming Cashier, Mutuel Clerk, Purse Paymaster.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 43-3041.00