Sales
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Also called: Booth Cashier, Cage Cashier, Cashier, Casino Banker
US median pay
$36,220
per year, 2025
Job growth 2025–35
-1.9%
declining
Openings a year (US)
3,900
22,000 employed
Typical entry education
No formal educational credential
Preparation 2/5 · Some preparation
What this job is
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 they do day to 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.
- Check identifications to verify age of players.
- Maintain cage security according to rules.
- Reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books.
- Obtain customers' signatures on receipts when winnings exceed the amount held in a slot machine.
- Calculate the value of chips won or lost by players.
- Accept credit applications and verify credit references to provide check-cashing authorization or to establish house credit accounts.
- Furnish change persons with a money bank at the start of each shift.
Skills and knowledge that matter most
Skills
- Social Perceptiveness3.0/5
- Service Orientation3.0/5
- Coordination3.0/5
- Complex Problem Solving2.9/5
- Judgment and Decision Making2.8/5
- Persuasion2.6/5
- Negotiation2.6/5
- Time Management2.4/5
Knowledge
- Customer and Personal Service4.2/5
- Mathematics3.7/5
- English Language3.0/5
- Public Safety and Security2.8/5
- Administrative2.7/5
- Computers and Electronics2.6/5
Importance rated by people working in the job (1 = not important, 5 = extremely important).
Education and preparation
Preparation level 2 of 5 — Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma; some previous work experience or training helps.
Typical entry education (BLS): No formal educational credential.
Highest education of people in this job:
- High school diploma96%
Who this job suits
Mostly Conventional
Organising data, details and procedures
Enterprising
Leading, persuading and starting things
Realistic
Hands-on work with tools, machines, plants or animals
Based on the Holland (RIASEC) interest profile for this occupation.