Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
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.
What it pays
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers earn a median of $17.41/hr — about $36,000 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $11.76/hr; the top 10% earn $29.01/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers earn a median of $17.41/hr — about $36,000 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $11.76/hr; the top 10% earn $29.01/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
What you'd actually do
- 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.
How you get there
Typical entry-level education: Less than high school. Overall preparation: some preparation (Job Zone 2 of 5).
The feel of the work
You're around people constantly; precision matters — small details carry weight. (Compared against the other 818 careers in the guide.)
Working for yourself
About 0% of gambling change persons and booth cashiers are self-employed.
Who it tends to fit
This work tends to fit people who are organized and detail-focused and take-charge.
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Quick questions
- How much does a gambling change persons and booth cashier make?
- The median pay is $17.41 per hour — roughly $36,000 a year, with the real range running from about $11.76/hr (10th percentile) to $29.01/hr (90th percentile). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Do you need a degree to be a gambling change persons and booth cashier?
- The typical entry-level education is: Less than high school. Overall preparation level: some preparation (Job Zone 2 of 5).
- What does a gambling change persons and booth cashier actually do all day?
- 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.
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Trailhead is operated by FLEXVermont LLC. It is intended for high-school students age 13 and older, and the educators and families who support them, and is not directed to children under 13. Trailhead is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It does not offer professional, financial, or career advice, and its wage figures and pathways are estimates that may not fit your situation — they should not be relied on as the sole basis for any decision.