Gambling Dealers Career, Salary and Skills
Gambling Dealers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $34,320 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 83,910. Wage data is published for 76 locations.
Occupation description
Operate table games. Stand or sit behind table and operate games of chance by dispensing the appropriate number of cards or blocks to players, or operating other gambling equipment. Distribute winnings or collect players' money or chips. May compare the house's hand against players' hands.
O*NET code
39-3011.00
Job zone
2
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
National salary and employment
Median annual
$34,320
Hourly median
$16.50
Employment
83,910
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 3.38 | 2.88 |
| Active Listening | 3.38 | 3.00 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.12 | 2.75 |
| Service Orientation | 3.12 | 2.88 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.00 | 2.62 |
| Monitoring | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Coordination | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Critical Thinking | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Mathematics | 2.75 | 2.00 |
| Persuasion | 2.62 | 2.38 |
Typical tasks
- Pay winnings or collect losing bets as established by the rules and procedures of a specific game.
- Greet customers and make them feel welcome.
- Exchange paper currency for playing chips or coin money.
- Check to ensure that all players have placed bets before play begins.
- Inspect cards and equipment to be used in games to ensure that they are in good condition.
- Stand behind a gaming table and deal the appropriate number of cards to each player.
- Apply rule variations to card games such as poker, in which players bet on the value of their hands.
- Deal cards to house hands, and compare these with players' hands to determine winners, as in black jack.
Technology
- Apache Hadoop
- Apache Spark
- Email software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Slack
Gambling Dealers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Gambling Dealers Salary in NVMedian $25,690 · Employment 17,390
- Gambling Dealers Salary in Las Vegas, NVMedian $25,690 · Employment 15,530
- Gambling Dealers Salary in CAMedian $35,090 · Employment 15,050
- Gambling Dealers Salary in FLMedian $38,500 · Employment 5,370
- Gambling Dealers Salary in WAMedian $58,700 · Employment 4,370
- Gambling Dealers Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $35,090 · Employment 4,180
- Gambling Dealers Salary in NJMedian $33,000 · Employment 3,030
- Gambling Dealers Salary in Atlantic City, NJMedian $33,000 · Employment 3,010
- Gambling Dealers Salary in PAMedian $48,230 · Employment 2,970
- Gambling Dealers Salary in MSMedian $28,250 · Employment 2,730
- Gambling Dealers Salary in Miami, FLMedian $39,970 · Employment 2,710
- Gambling Dealers Salary in LAMedian $17,760 · Employment 2,650
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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.