Gambling Cage Workers

What the job really is

In a gambling establishment, conduct financial transactions for patrons. Accept patron's credit application and verify credit references to provide check-cashing authorization or to establish house credit accounts. May reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books. May sell gambling chips, tokens, or tickets to patrons, or to other workers for resale to patrons. May convert gambling chips, tokens, or tickets to currency upon patron's request. May use a cash register or computer to record transaction.

At a glance

• Sector: Office & Administrative
• O*NET-SOC code: 43-3041
• O*NET job zone: 2 — some preparation
• Work sample tasks on file: 12
• Tools and technologies listed: 12

What you actually do

Work sample tasks recorded for this occupation:

• Maintain confidentiality of customers' transactions.
• Follow all gaming regulations.
• Maintain cage security.
• Cash checks and process credit card advances for patrons.
• Supply currency, coins, chips, or gaming checks to other departments as needed.
• Convert gaming checks, coupons, tokens, or coins to currency for gaming patrons.
• Count funds and reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books.
• Verify accuracy of reports, such as authorization forms, transaction reconciliations, or exchange summary reports.
• Determine cash requirements for windows and order all necessary currency, coins, or chips.
• Perform removal and rotation of cash, coin, or chip inventories as necessary.
• Provide assistance in the training and orientation of new cashiers.
• Provide customers with information about casino operations.

Tools and technology

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, 10-key calculators, Automatic coin sorters, Automatic coin wrappers, Cash advance terminals, Cash registers, Coin sorting setups, Corel WordPerfect Office Suite

What employers expect you to already be comfortable with.

Where this job leads

Related occupations — the usual moves up and sideways:

• Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
• Gambling Managers
• Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners
• First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers
• Tellers
• Cashiers
• Gambling Dealers
• New Accounts Clerks

Getting in

O*NET assigns this occupation job zone 2 (some preparation). The related occupations above are the realistic routes in and out.

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