Career Overview
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.
Also Known As
- Cage Cashier
- Casino Cage Cashier
- Casino Cashier
- Vault Cashier
Alternate Job Titles
- Cage and Players Club Rep (Cage and Players Club Representative)
- Cage Cashier
- Casino Cage Cashier
- Casino Cashier
- Casino Gaming Worker
- Casino Services Rep (Casino Services Representative)
- Casino Worker
- Dual Rate Banker
- Gambling Cage Cashier
- Gambling Cashier
- Gaming Cage Cashier
- Gaming Cage Worker
- Gaming Cashier
- Mutuel Clerk
- Purse Paymaster
What You'll Do
In this role, your typical responsibilities include:
- Maintain confidentiality of customers' transactions.
- Follow all gaming regulations.
- Maintain cage security.
- Cash checks and process credit card advances for patrons.
- Supply currency, coins, chips, or gaming checks to other departments as needed.
- Convert gaming checks, coupons, tokens, or coins to currency for gaming patrons.
- Count funds and reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books.
Knowledge You'll Use
You'll need solid knowledge in these areas:
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mathematics
Key Abilities
This career requires key abilities in:
- Oral Comprehension
- Near Vision
- Oral Expression
- Speech Clarity
- Problem Sensitivity
- Mathematical Reasoning
- Number Facility
- Deductive Reasoning
- Information Ordering
- Speech Recognition
Work Style
People who excel in this career typically demonstrate:
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cautiousness
- Self-Control
What Matters in This Career
This career tends to satisfy these work values:
- Relationships
- Support
- Independence
- Achievement
- Working Conditions
Education & Preparation
Typical Education: High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
On-the-Job Training: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
Education Details: Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Experience Required: Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
Technology You'll Use
Popular Technologies & Software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
Tools & Equipment
- 10-key calculators
- Automatic coin sorters
- Automatic coin wrappers
- Cash advance terminals
- Cash registers
- Coin sorting setups
- Credit card processing machines
- Currency scanners
- Desktop computers
- Personal computers
- Security alarm systems
Work Environment
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Contact With Others
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
- Deal With External Customers or the Public in General
Salary & Job Market
| Salary Percentile | Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| Entry-Level (10th percentile) | $27,940 |
| Median | $36,990 |
| Top Earners (90th percentile) | $49,350 |
Workers Employed Nationally: 13,490
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Occupational data sourced from the O*NET OnLine database, developed by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), 2024.