Casino General Manager

Also called: Casino President, Property President

Leads an entire casino resort: gaming, hotel, restaurants, entertainment, and profits.

A day in the life

You run a business with thousands of employees and hundreds of millions in revenue, meeting with regulators, owners, and community leaders. You approve major renovations and entertainment deals. It is one of hospitality's biggest jobs.

Pay over a career

Starting
$120k
Typical
$200k
High
$400k

Large-resort executives earn far more with bonuses.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's, often an MBA; decades of casino or hospitality leadership.

Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Hospitality Management, Business Administration, Finance.

Outlook

Growing about average.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. AI runs pricing and analytics; leading a whole resort and its thousands of staff stays human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Business, Economics, Accounting.

Official data: O*NET occupation 11-1011.

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