Gambling Dealers
SOC 39-3011 · 2024-2034
Operate table games. Stand or sit behind table and operate games of chance by dispensing the appropriate number of cards or blocks to players, or operating other gambling equipment. Distribute winnings or collect players' money or chips. May compare the house's hand against players' hands.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $35,979per year
- Projected openings
- 27,250
- Projected change
- +6.3%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Social Perceptiveness
- Service Orientation
- Reading Comprehension
- Monitoring
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $37,116 | 450 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $36,881 | 890 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $35,111 | 3,130 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $35,028 | 160 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $34,864 | 280 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $34,668 | 3,070 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $34,524 | 210 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $34,320 | 8,870 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $34,320 | 4,810 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $34,308 | 750 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | Not reported | 1,300 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners | $45,996 | 2,730 | +6.3% |
| Gambling Cage Workers | $38,541 | 2,130 | 0% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers | $69,733 | 4,210 | +7.9% |
| Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers | $37,690 | 8,590 | +2.3% |
| Tellers | $48,010 | 19,760 | -18.1% |
| Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators | $45,873 | 1,300 | 0% |