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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

43-3041 Gaming Cage Workers

In a gaming establishment, conduct financial transactions for patrons. May reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books. Accept patron's credit application and verify credit references to provide check-cashing authorization or to establish house credit accounts. May sell gambling chips, tokens, or tickets to patrons, or to other workers for resale to patrons. May convert gaming chips, tokens, or tickets to currency upon patron's request. May use a cash register or computer to record transaction.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
16,020 6.3 % $13.93 $28,980 0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.00 $11.24 $13.22 $16.11 $19.20
Annual Wage (2) $20,800 $23,380 $27,490 $33,500 $39,940


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Gambling Industries 7,590 3.22 $12.99 $27,020
Traveler Accommodation 5,960 0.30 $15.04 $31,280
Spectator Sports 1,100 0.76 $13.71 $28,510
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 500 0.01 $14.15 $29,430

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Gambling Industries 7,590 3.22 $12.99 $27,020
Spectator Sports 1,100 0.76 $13.71 $28,510
Traveler Accommodation 5,960 0.30 $15.04 $31,280
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 500 0.01 $14.15 $29,430

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Traveler Accommodation 5,960 0.30 $15.04 $31,280
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 500 0.01 $14.15 $29,430
Spectator Sports 1,100 0.76 $13.71 $28,510
Gambling Industries 7,590 3.22 $12.99 $27,020


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 3,780 0.22 2.01 $14.39 $29,940
Nevada 2,830 2.10 19.00 $15.40 $32,030
Oklahoma 1,300 0.82 7.39 $11.92 $24,790
Washington 1,070 0.33 2.96 $13.63 $28,350
Louisiana 760 0.40 3.59 $10.84 $22,550




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada 2,830 2.10 19.00 $15.40 $32,030
Oklahoma 1,300 0.82 7.39 $11.92 $24,790
Mississippi 550 0.49 4.39 $13.90 $28,900
South Dakota 170 0.41 3.69 $12.47 $25,940
Louisiana 760 0.40 3.59 $10.84 $22,550




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kentucky 110 0.06 0.53 $17.73 $36,880
North Dakota 60 0.14 1.29 $16.93 $35,220
New York (8) (8) (8) $16.37 $34,040
West Virginia (8) (8) (8) $15.60 $32,450
Nevada 2,830 2.10 19.00 $15.40 $32,030





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 2,120 2.15 19.39 $16.42 $34,160
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 570 0.38 3.42 $14.53 $30,220
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 520 0.26 2.37 $13.90 $28,920
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 460 0.31 2.84 $15.96 $33,200
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 300 1.98 17.91 $14.47 $30,090
Reno, NV 260 1.12 10.15 $11.83 $24,600
Lake Charles, LA 250 2.13 19.23 $11.23 $23,370
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 230 0.09 0.82 $12.45 $25,900
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 230 1.31 11.83 $11.06 $23,010
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 220 0.08 0.70 $13.87 $28,850




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 2,120 2.15 19.39 $16.42 $34,160
Lake Charles, LA 250 2.13 19.23 $11.23 $23,370
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 300 1.98 17.91 $14.47 $30,090
Carson City, NV 50 1.60 14.48 $12.97 $26,980
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 230 1.31 11.83 $11.06 $23,010
Reno, NV 260 1.12 10.15 $11.83 $24,600
Santa Fe, NM 40 0.71 6.43 $12.42 $25,830
Fort Smith, AR-OK 60 0.55 4.96 $12.87 $26,760
Lexington-Fayette, KY 110 0.39 3.56 (8) (8)
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 570 0.38 3.42 $14.53 $30,220




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (8) (8) (8) $19.64 $40,850
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 2,120 2.15 19.39 $16.42 $34,160
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 180 0.06 0.50 $16.09 $33,470
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 460 0.31 2.84 $15.96 $33,200
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 90 0.06 0.56 $15.76 $32,780
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 80 0.07 0.63 $15.22 $31,650
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 180 0.07 0.68 $14.87 $30,920
Bakersfield, CA (8) (8) (8) $14.79 $30,760
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (8) (8) (8) $14.54 $30,240
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 570 0.38 3.42 $14.53 $30,220

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 410 4.22 38.11 $12.64 $26,280
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 390 3.41 30.84 $11.59 $24,110
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 370 2.16 19.56 $12.26 $25,500
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 160 0.86 7.76 $16.20 $33,700
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 130 1.32 11.92 $10.57 $21,990

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 410 4.22 38.11 $12.64 $26,280
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 390 3.41 30.84 $11.59 $24,110
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 370 2.16 19.56 $12.26 $25,500
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 130 2.08 18.77 $12.44 $25,880
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 130 1.32 11.92 $10.57 $21,990

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 160 0.86 7.76 $16.20 $33,700
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $14.15 $29,430
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 60 0.65 5.83 $13.92 $28,940
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 100 0.83 7.53 $13.30 $27,660
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 110 1.05 9.45 $13.25 $27,560


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019