Sales and Related Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Wide pay band SOC 41-2012

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

The published band from $24,460 to $60,330 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products.

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Same-major-group titles next to Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers: Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products ($105K) , Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers ($41K) , Models ($48K) , Real Estate Sales Agents ($53K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 41-2012 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Keep accurate records of monetary exchanges, authorization forms, and transaction reconciliations
  2. 2. Obtain customers' signatures on receipts when winnings exceed the amount held in a slot machine
  3. 3. Calculate the value of chips won or lost by players
  4. 4. Exchange money, credit, tickets, or casino chips and make change for customers
  5. 5. Count money and audit money drawers
  6. 6. Check identifications to verify age of players
  7. 7. Maintain cage security according to rules
  8. 8. Reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books
  9. 9. Accept credit applications and verify credit references to provide check-cashing authorization or to establish house credit accounts
  10. 10. Furnish change persons with a money bank at the start of each shift
  11. 11. Listen for jackpot alarm bells and issue payoffs to winners
  12. 12. Sell gambling chips, tokens, or tickets to patrons, or to other workers for resale to patrons

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers: O*NET ranks Reading Comprehension first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 41-2012 - lead skill Reading Comprehension at 3.1 ; lead knowledge Customer and Personal Service. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Reading Comprehension 3.1
  2. 2. Active Listening 3.0
  3. 3. Speaking 3.0
  4. 4. Social Perceptiveness 3.0
  5. 5. Coordination 3.0
  6. 6. Service Orientation 3.0
  7. 7. Mathematics 2.9
  8. 8. Critical Thinking 2.9

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. Customer and Personal Service 4.2
  2. 2. Mathematics 3.7
  3. 3. English Language 3.0
  4. 4. Public Safety and Security 2.8
  5. 5. Administrative 2.7
  6. 6. Computers and Electronics 2.6
Published pay band (10th to 90th)
$24,460 to $60,330
median $36,220 · ~2.5× spread
$36K
National median
↓ -6%
Growth 2024-2034
4,000
Annual openings
21,530
Estimated US jobs
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Highest-pay peer · $105K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education No formal educational credential

Top Paying States for Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

1. Colorado $38,320
2. North Dakota $49,830
3. Texas $62,400
4. Washington $38,640
5. Arizona $63,400
6. Maryland $41,220
7. Iowa $38,230
8. New York $48,110
9. Connecticut $38,350
10. Missouri $39,130

Other Sales and Related Occupations titles

  1. 1. Models $48,470
  2. 2. Real Estate Sales Agents $52,830
  3. 3. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $104,920
  4. 4. Advertising Sales Agents $64,820
  5. 5. Travel Agents $50,160
  6. 6. Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers $41,380

The OEWS band for Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers runs from $24,460 (10th) to $60,330 (90th), about 2.5× wide, with median $36,220. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.

Employment Projections expect -6% change between 2024 and 2034 (declining vs baseline 3.1%). About 4,000 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns No formal educational credential 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: Colorado at $38,320. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products at $104,920. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers pay-rank #19 in Sales and Related Occupations

On the Sales and Related Occupations median table (22 detailed occupations with OEWS medians), Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers lands at #19, 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.

SOC 41-2012 · national median $36,220 · lower third of Sales and Related Occupations (#19/22). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 41-2012

Colorado · top state for Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

$38K published median

North Dakota · #2 state pay

$50K · behind Colorado

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

Highest-pay peer vs Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers · $105K

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers

Lower-pay peer beside Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers · $41K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers land on the Sales and Related Occupations median table? ▼
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers is pay-rank #19 of 22 in this major group, lower third of the median table. Closest lower-third titles: Telemarketers ($35K), Retail Salespersons ($35K), Parts Salespersons ($39K), Demonstrators and Product Promoters ($39K). That position is a table rank, not a worker percentile.
What do gambling change persons and booth cashiers do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers. Leading ones include: Keep accurate records of monetary exchanges, authorization forms, and transaction reconciliations; 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; Exchange money, credit, tickets, or casino chips and make change for customers. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for gambling change persons and booth cashiers? ▼
For SOC 41-2012, O*NET importance scores lead with Reading Comprehension (3.1), Active Listening (3.0), Speaking (3.0), Social Perceptiveness (3.0). Knowledge areas emphasize Customer and Personal Service, Mathematics, English Language. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
How wide is the published pay band for Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers? ▼
OEWS places the 10th percentile at $24,460 and the 90th at $60,330 for Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers (2.5× spread). The national median is $36,220. OEWS does not isolate experience, employer, or geography as the cause of that spread.
What employment change does BLS publish for Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers is -6%. Projected annual openings: about 4,000. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: declining.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers? ▼
BLS assigns No formal educational credential as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers? ▼
Colorado ($38,320), North Dakota ($49,830), Texas ($62,400) 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 Change Persons and Booth Cashiers card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 41-2012. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers. 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