Gambling Managers Career, Salary and Skills
Gambling Managers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $93,220 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 5,030. Wage data is published for 56 locations.
Occupation description
Plan, direct, or coordinate gambling operations in a casino. May formulate house rules.
O*NET code
11-9071.00
Job zone
2
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$93,220
Hourly median
$44.82
Employment
5,030
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Management of Personnel Resources | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Monitoring | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Speaking | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.75 | 3.62 |
| Active Listening | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Coordination | 3.75 | 4.12 |
| Service Orientation | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.75 | 3.12 |
Typical tasks
- Remove suspected cheaters, such as card counters or other players who may have systems that shift the odds of winning to their favor.
- Track supplies of money to tables and perform any required paperwork.
- Explain and interpret house rules, such as game rules or betting limits.
- Prepare work schedules and station arrangements and keep attendance records.
- Monitor staffing levels to ensure that games and tables are adequately staffed for each shift, arranging for staff rotations and breaks and locating substitute employees as necessary.
- Maintain familiarity with all games used at a facility, as well as strategies or tricks employed in those games.
- Train new workers or evaluate their performance.
- Resolve customer complaints regarding problems, such as payout errors.
Technology
- Employee scheduling software
- Human resources management system HRMS
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Web browser software
Gambling Managers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Gambling Managers Salary in NVMedian $91,250 · Employment 790
- Gambling Managers Salary in CAMedian $99,230 · Employment 620
- Gambling Managers Salary in Las Vegas, NVMedian $94,580 · Employment 560
- Gambling Managers Salary in ILMedian $79,610 · Employment 310
- Gambling Managers Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $80,170 · Employment 260
- Gambling Managers Salary in LAMedian $82,140 · Employment 240
- Gambling Managers Salary in FLMedian $96,180 · Employment 230
- Gambling Managers Salary in OKMedian $77,380 · Employment 220
- Gambling Managers Salary in AZMedian $82,840 · Employment 220
- Gambling Managers Salary in MIMedian $101,860 · Employment 190
- Gambling Managers Salary in MDMedian $77,320 · Employment 180
- Gambling Managers Salary in NYMedian $102,350 · Employment 180
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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.