The business of games of chance: dealing cards, watching for cheaters, keeping slot machines running, setting sports odds, and running resort casinos. (Most casino jobs require being 21 and passing a state background check.)
Top pay: highest pay, longest training
Gaming Mathematician: Designs the math behind slot machines and casino games so they are fun, fair, and profitable. Typical pay $115k.
Director of Table Games: Runs all table games or the whole gaming floor at a large casino. Typical pay $125k.
Casino General Manager: Leads an entire casino resort: gaming, hotel, restaurants, entertainment, and profits. Typical pay $200k.
Mid pay: solid pay, degree or apprenticeship
Slot Machine Technician: Installs, repairs, and maintains slot machines and electronic gaming equipment. Typical pay $55k.
Pit Boss / Table Games Supervisor: Supervises dealers and games in a section of the casino floor and handles disputes. Typical pay $60k.
Casino Host: Builds relationships with high-value guests and gives them rooms, meals, and VIP treatment. Typical pay $58k.
Gaming Compliance Officer: Makes sure casinos and betting companies follow gaming laws and anti-money-laundering rules. Typical pay $75k.
Casino Marketing Manager: Plans promotions, loyalty programs, and events that bring players to the casino. Typical pay $85k.
Casino Shift Manager: Manages all gaming operations on a casino shift, from table games to slots. Typical pay $85k.
Sportsbook Trader / Oddsmaker: Sets betting odds and manages the sportsbook's risk on games and events. Typical pay $90k.
Poker Room Manager: Runs a casino or card room's poker room, setting up cash games and tournaments, supervising dealers, and settling disputes over rules. Typical pay $78k.
Casino Credit Manager: Decides how much credit high-roller gamblers get and collects what they owe. Typical pay $80k.
Casino Gaming Analyst: Analyzes data on which slot machines and table games make money and how players behave. Typical pay $75k.
Game Protection Specialist: Watches for cheating and advantage play at casino tables, studying card counters, marked cards and dealer mistakes to stop losses. Typical pay $68k.
Gaming Lab Test Engineer: Tests slot machines, betting software and casino systems in independent labs to prove they are fair and follow each state's rules before they reach casinos. Typical pay $80k.
Starter: fastest way in
Casino Dealer: Runs table games like blackjack, roulette, craps, and poker. Typical pay $34k.
Casino Cage Cashier: Exchanges chips and cash, cashes checks, and tracks money in the casino cage. Typical pay $34k.
Slot Attendant: Helps slot players, pays jackpots, and fixes simple machine problems on the casino floor. Typical pay $33k.
Sportsbook Ticket Writer: Takes sports bets, explains odds, and pays winning tickets at a sportsbook. Typical pay $33k.
Casino Surveillance Officer: Watches casino cameras to catch cheating, theft, and card counting. Typical pay $40k.
Casino Count Team Member: Counts all the cash and chips collected from casino tables and slot machines under tight security. Typical pay $40k.
Bingo Hall Caller: Calls numbers, sells cards, and runs games at bingo halls and casino bingo rooms. Typical pay $36k.
Casino Dealer School Instructor: Teaches students to deal blackjack, poker, craps, and roulette for casino jobs. Typical pay $42k.
Pari-Mutuel Teller: Takes bets and pays out winnings at horse racetracks and jai alai frontons, where all bets go into one pool and winners share it. Typical pay $30k.
Keno Writer: Sells keno tickets in casinos, where players pick numbers before 20 balls are drawn, and pays out winning tickets. Typical pay $30k.
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