Personal Care and Service Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Peer-group outlier SOC 39-3012

Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners

Median pay sits 26% below the mid peer in Personal Care and Service Occupations (neighbors include Embalmers, Animal Trainers, Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other, Skincare Specialists).

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Same-major-group titles next to Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners: Embalmers ($59K) , Animal Trainers ($40K) , Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other ($42K) , Skincare Specialists ($45K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 39-3012 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Conduct gambling tables or games, such as dice, roulette, cards, or keno, and ensure that game rules are followed
  2. 2. Operate games in which players bet that a ball will come to rest in a particular slot on a rotating wheel, performing actions such as spi…
  3. 3. Exchange paper currency for playing chips or coins
  4. 4. Compare the house hand with players' hands to determine the winner
  5. 5. Open or close cash floats or game tables
  6. 6. Pay off or move bets as established by game rules and procedures
  7. 7. Collect bets in the form of cash or chips, verifying and recording amounts
  8. 8. Start gaming equipment that randomly selects numbered balls and announce winning numbers and colors
  9. 9. Check to ensure that all players have placed their bets before play begins
  10. 10. Collect cards or tickets from players
  11. 11. Inspect cards or equipment to be used in games to ensure they are in proper condition
  12. 12. Compute and verify amounts won or lost, paying out winnings or referring patrons to workers, such as gaming cashiers, so that winnings ca…

Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners: O*NET ranks Active Listening first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 39-3012 - lead skill Active Listening at 3.5 ; lead knowledge Customer and Personal Service. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Active Listening 3.5
  2. 2. Speaking 3.1
  3. 3. Monitoring 3.1
  4. 4. Mathematics 3.0
  5. 5. Social Perceptiveness 3.0
  6. 6. Coordination 3.0
  7. 7. Writing 2.9
  8. 8. Critical Thinking 2.9

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. Customer and Personal Service 4.1
  2. 2. Mathematics 3.9
  3. 3. English Language 3.0
  4. 4. Economics and Accounting 2.7
  5. 5. Computers and Electronics 2.6
  6. 6. Sales and Marketing 2.6
Pay vs Personal Care and Service Occupations peers
-26%
vs mid peer median $47,160
This role $34,980/yr
$35K
National median
↓ -6%
Growth 2024-2034
1,200
Annual openings
8,950
Estimated US jobs
Embalmers
Highest-pay peer · $59K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education High school diploma or equivalent

Top Paying States for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners

1. Wisconsin $47,250
2. New Jersey $48,260
3. Ohio $38,460
4. Kentucky $37,910
5. Washington $42,180
6. California $44,860
7. New York $54,740
8. Massachusetts $47,720
9. Nevada $37,500
10. Michigan $37,720

Other Personal Care and Service Occupations titles

  1. 1. Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other $41,600
  2. 2. Animal Trainers $39,990
  3. 3. Skincare Specialists $45,330
  4. 4. Crematory Operators $43,650
  5. 5. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $47,160
  6. 6. Embalmers $58,780

Among Personal Care and Service Occupations peers on this card, Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners sits 26% below the mid peer median ($47,160). Its own median is $34,980.

Employment Projections expect -6% change between 2024 and 2034 (declining vs baseline 3.1%). About 1,200 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Wisconsin at $47,250. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Embalmers at $58,780. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners pay-rank #27 in Personal Care and Service Occupations

On the Personal Care and Service Occupations median table (32 detailed occupations with OEWS medians), Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners lands at #27, in the lower third. That rank is a table position, not a statement about individual workers.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners pays 26% below its major-group peer median. See the state map and the peers closest to (and furthest from) this line.

Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 39-3012

Wisconsin · top state for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners

$47K published median

New Jersey · #2 state pay

$48K · behind Wisconsin

Embalmers

Highest-pay peer vs Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners · $59K

Animal Trainers

Lower-pay peer beside Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners · $40K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners land on the Personal Care and Service Occupations median table? ▼
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners is pay-rank #27 of 32 in this major group, lower third of the median table. Closest lower-third titles: Childcare Workers ($35K), Animal Caretakers ($35K), Gambling Dealers ($34K), Funeral Attendants ($36K). That position is a table rank, not a worker percentile.
What do gambling and sports book writers and runners do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners. Leading ones include: Conduct gambling tables or games, such as dice, roulette, cards, or keno, and ensure that game rules are followed; Operate games in which players bet that a ball will come to rest in a particular slot on a rotating wheel, performing actions such as spi…; Exchange paper currency for playing chips or coins; Compare the house hand with players' hands to determine the winner. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for gambling and sports book writers and runners? ▼
For SOC 39-3012, O*NET importance scores lead with Active Listening (3.5), Speaking (3.1), Monitoring (3.1), Mathematics (3.0). Knowledge areas emphasize Customer and Personal Service, Mathematics, English Language. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
What is the OEWS national median for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $34,980 as the national median for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners. The published 10th-90th range is $22,090 to $48,270. Beside Embalmers ($58,780), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
What employment change does BLS publish for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners is -6%. Projected annual openings: about 1,200. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: declining.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners? ▼
BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners? ▼
Wisconsin ($47,250), New Jersey ($48,260), Ohio ($38,460) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 39-3012. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics