Gaming Cage Worker
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.
Annual openings
11
BLS median wage
$34,850
Typical education
Flexible / varies by employer
10-year growth
+2%
Career requirements
What does this career require?
The education, credentials, and on-the-job competencies Colorado employers expect for this role.
Typical education
Flexible / varies by employer
Credential requirement
No certification is required or expected for this job.
Work experience
This is an entry-level role so no experience is required.
Is this work a fit?
What the work actually feels like
How people in this career tend to spend their time, the interests it draws on, and a look at a typical day.
Automation exposure
High exposure
Many tasks are repeatable, so technology could reshape the day-to-day over time.
A typical day
- Follow all gaming regulations.
- Convert gaming checks, coupons, tokens, or coins to currency for gaming patrons.
- Perform removal and rotation of cash, coin, or chip inventories as necessary.
- Maintain confidentiality of customers' transactions.
- Maintain cage security.
- Supply currency, coins, chips, or gaming checks to other departments as needed.