First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers Career, Salary and Skills
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $63,820 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 26,010. Wage data is published for 88 locations.
Occupation description
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers in assigned gambling areas. May circulate among tables, observe operations, and ensure that stations and games are covered for each shift. May verify and pay off jackpots. May reset slot machines after payoffs and make repairs or adjustments to slot machines or recommend removal of slot machines for repair. May plan and organize activities and services for guests in hotels/casinos.
O*NET code
39-1013.00
Job zone
2
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$63,820
Hourly median
$30.68
Employment
26,010
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Service Orientation | 3.88 | 3.50 |
| Monitoring | 3.88 | 3.62 |
| Speaking | 3.75 | 3.62 |
| Active Listening | 3.75 | 3.50 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.62 | 3.88 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.50 | 3.50 |
| Time Management | 3.50 | 3.38 |
| Writing | 3.38 | 3.25 |
| Coordination | 3.38 | 3.12 |
Typical tasks
- Observe gamblers' behavior for signs of cheating, such as marking, switching, or counting cards, and notify security staff of suspected cheating.
- Perform paperwork required for monetary transactions.
- Respond to and resolve patrons' complaints.
- Greet customers and ask about the quality of service they are receiving.
- Perform minor repairs or make adjustments to slot machines, resolving problems such as machine tilts and coin jams.
- Maintain familiarity with the games at a facility and with strategies or tricks used by cheaters at such games.
- Monitor payment of hand-delivered jackpots to ensure promptness.
- Monitor game operations to ensure that house rules are followed, that tribal, state, and federal regulations are adhered to, and that employees provide prompt and courteous service.
Technology
- Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Word
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers Salary in NVMedian $66,680 · Employment 5,590
- First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers Salary in Las Vegas, NVMedian $67,320 · Employment 4,760
- First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers Salary in CAMedian $68,010 · Employment 3,010
- First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers Salary in OKMedian $58,900 · Employment 1,160
- First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers Salary in FLMedian $64,980 · Employment 1,140
- First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers Salary in NJMedian $64,210 · Employment 1,120
- First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers Salary in Atlantic City, NJMedian $64,210 · Employment 1,080
- First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers Salary in MSMedian $58,010 · Employment 1,030
- First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers Salary in MIMedian $62,090 · Employment 1,000
- First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers Salary in WAMedian $77,350 · Employment 910
- First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers Salary in MTMedian $48,300 · Employment 860
- First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers Salary in MNMedian $52,490 · Employment 770
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- TellersNational median $43,030
- Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNational median $32,150
- Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and RepairersNational median $47,450
- First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle OperatorsNational median not published
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersNational median $74,450
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving WorkersNational median $44,080
- CashiersNational median $32,880
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.