Gambling Cage Workers
Tasks Include:
- Follow all gaming regulations.
- Maintain confidentiality of customers' transactions.
- Count funds and reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books.
- Convert gaming checks, coupons, tokens, or coins to currency for gaming patrons.
- Maintain cage security.
- Determine cash requirements for windows and order all necessary currency, coins, or chips.
- Verify accuracy of reports, such as authorization forms, transaction reconciliations, or exchange summary reports.
- Cash checks and process credit card advances for patrons.
- Perform removal and rotation of cash, coin, or chip inventories as necessary.
- Supply currency, coins, chips, or gaming checks to other departments as needed.
- Provide assistance in the training and orientation of new cashiers.
- Provide customers with information about casino operations.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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National: 0.0%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Mid Range ($28,000 - $35,999)
Median Earnings:
National
$31,720.00
State
No Data
Regional
Gambling Cage Workers
Description
Career Cluster: | Hospitality & Tourism |
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.
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Gambling Cage Workers
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 84.85%
- Some College Courses = 13.71%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 1.44%
Related Work Experience
- None = 28.11%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 22.05%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 20.47%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 11.72%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 8.28%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 6.45%
- Up to and including 1 month = 2.92%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 34.62%
- None = 19.55%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 18.02%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 16.35%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 11.45%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 39.45%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 38.75%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 11.45%
- None or short demonstration = 8.09%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 2.25%
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Gambling Cage Workers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Follow all gaming regulations.
- Maintain confidentiality of customers' transactions.
- Count funds and reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books.
- Convert gaming checks, coupons, tokens, or coins to currency for gaming patrons.
- Maintain cage security.
- Determine cash requirements for windows and order all necessary currency, coins, or chips.
- Verify accuracy of reports, such as authorization forms, transaction reconciliations, or exchange summary reports.
- Cash checks and process credit card advances for patrons.
- Perform removal and rotation of cash, coin, or chip inventories as necessary.
- Supply currency, coins, chips, or gaming checks to other departments as needed.
- Provide assistance in the training and orientation of new cashiers.
- Provide customers with information about casino operations.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Sell gambling chips, tokens, or tickets to patrons or to other workers for resale to patrons.
- Record casino exchange transactions, using cash registers.
- Prepare bank deposits, balancing assigned funds as necessary.
- Prepare reports, including assignment of company funds or recording of department revenues.
- Establish new computer accounts.
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Gambling Cage Workers
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Calculators or accessories (10-key calculators)
- Sorters (Automatic coin sorters)
- Coin wrapper machines (Automatic coin wrappers)
- Electronic funds transfer point of sale equipment (Cash advance terminals)
- Cash registers
- Coin sorters (Coin sorting setups)
- Point of sale credit or debit verification kits (Credit card processing terminals)
- Money counting machines (Currency scanners)
- Desktop computers
- Personal computers
- Alarm systems (Security alarm systems)
Technologies Include:
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Spreadsheet software
- Word processing software
- Corel WordPerfect software
- Microsoft Word
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Gambling Cage Workers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
93.25 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
69.00 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
54.75 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
52.00 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
51.25 | Administrative | Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology. |
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Gambling Cage Workers
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
62.50 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
56.25 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
56.25 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
50.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
50.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
50.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
50.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
50.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
50.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Gambling Cage Workers
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
72.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
72.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
68.75 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
65.50 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
65.50 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
65.50 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
56.25 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
56.25 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
56.25 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
53.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
53.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
50.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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Gambling Cage Workers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
76.75 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
76.00 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
72.50 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
66.00 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
64.50 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
64.25 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
62.25 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
60.50 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
60.25 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
56.75 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
56.25 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
55.25 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
55.00 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
54.25 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
53.00 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
52.50 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
52.50 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
51.00 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
50.75 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
50.25 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
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Gambling Cage Workers
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
94.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
94.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
92.25 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
92.00 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
91.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
88.00 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
78.50 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
78.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
78.25 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
68.50 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
65.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
63.75 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
62.25 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
62.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
58.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
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Gambling Cage Workers
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
61.17 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
55.50 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
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Gambling Cage Workers
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
99.40 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
99.20 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
98.60 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
96.80 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
92.00 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
85.60 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
84.60 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
82.20 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
81.40 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
81.40 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
81.20 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
81.00 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
79.60 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
79.60 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
77.60 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
77.20 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
74.60 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
72.60 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
66.80 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
65.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
64.40 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
61.00 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
60.20 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
60.00 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
59.40 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
58.80 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
55.60 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
54.40 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
51.00 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
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Gambling Cage Workers
Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
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Gambling Cage Workers
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $23,480.00 | $31,720.00 | $37,200.00 |
Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Gambling Cage Workers
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
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United States | 11,600 | 11,600 | +0.0% |
Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
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Gambling Cage Workers
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Gambling Cage Workers
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Gambling Cage Workers
Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Gambling Cage Workers
Titles
- Cage Cashier
- Cage Manager
- Cage Supervisor
- Cashier
- Cashier and Salesperson
- Casino Cage Cashier
- Casino Cashier
- Casino Gaming Worker
- Casino Worker
- Gambling Cashier
- Gaming Cage Cashier
- Gaming Cage Worker
- Gaming Cashier
- Mutuel Clerk
- Paymaster of Purses
- Vault Cashier
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Gambling Cage Workers
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