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Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers in Montana

Considering working as a Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers in Montana? Here’s what the data says. 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. Excludes “Cashiers” (41-2011).

What do Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers Make in Montana?

For gambling change persons and booth cashiers working in Montana, the typical annual salary is $22,820 per year (or roughly $10.97/hour).Annual wages span from $21,420 at the 10th percentile to $30,210 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$21,420	$10.30
25th percentile	$21,790	$10.48
Median (50th)	$22,820	$10.97
75th percentile	$24,510	$11.79
90th percentile	$30,210	$14.52

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in Montana nationwide is 5.31, meaning that gambling change persons and booth cashiers are more concentrated here than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, gambling change persons and booth cashiers earn a median of $27,527 per year ($13.23/hour), below the Montana median.

Employment Outlook

There are roughly 120,943 gambling change persons and booth cashiers in the U.S.. In Montana alone, around 390 people work in this role. That’s below the typical state, which employs around 410 gambling change persons and booth cashiers.

Top Montana Metros for Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

These are the Montana metros with the most gambling change persons and booth cashiers in Montana.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Billings, MT	90	$23,450

Top States for Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers Employment

The table below shows the states where the most gambling change persons and booth cashiers work.

State	Number Employed
California	3,660
Nevada	2,760
West Virginia	1,200
Oklahoma	1,160
Michigan	1,090
Louisiana	820
Arizona	790
New York	740
Washington	730
South Dakota	710
Florida	680
Mississippi	650
Minnesota	590
New Mexico	540
Indiana	410
Texas	410
Illinois	400
Montana	390
Pennsylvania	370
Iowa	360

Highest-Paying States for Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

Where gambling change persons and booth cashiers earn the most: gambling change persons and booth cashiers.

State	Annual Median Salary
Arizona	$62,090
New York	$49,310
Colorado	$49,130
Maryland	$40,000
Massachusetts	$38,430
Oregon	$38,000
Missouri	$37,440
Iowa	$37,280
Connecticut	$37,110
Washington	$37,030

Skills

Key gambling change persons and booth cashiers 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

The abilities that matter most for gambling change persons and booth cashiers, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Common tasks include:

• 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.
• Check identifications to verify age of players.
• Maintain cage security according to rules.
• Reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books.
• Obtain customers' signatures on receipts when winnings exceed the amount held in a slot machine.
• Calculate the value of chips won or lost by players.
• Accept credit applications and verify credit references to provide check-cashing authorization or to establish house credit accounts.
• Furnish change persons with a money bank at the start of each shift.
• 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.

Work Activities

• Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
• Getting Information
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Processing Information
• Working with Computers
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Training and Teaching Others
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Tools & Technology

Common tools and software used in this occupation include: Hot technologies: Microsoft Excel In-demand technologies: Microsoft Excel

Related Careers

Related occupations to gambling change persons and booth cashiers include:

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

Also Known As

Bingo Cashier, Booth Cashier, Booth Monitor, Cage Cashier, Carousel Attendant, Cashier, Casino Banker, Casino Cashier, Casino Gaming Worker, Change Attendant, Change Person, Floor Cashier, Lottery Sales Clerk, Mutuel Teller, Player Services Cashier.

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: 41-2012.00