Exchange coins, tokens, and chips for patrons' money. May issue payoffs and obtain customer's signature on receipt. May operate a booth in the slot machine area and furnish change persons with money bank at the start of the shift, or count and audit money in drawers.
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Licensing, certifications and working conditions
State licensing. Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers is licensed or registered in 11 of 57 states and territories, as reported by each state to CareerOneStop. A license often applies only to certain roles within a career, and records were last updated between 2010 and 2024, so confirm requirements with the state licensing board.
Sources: CareerOneStop (licenses and certifications), part of the CareerOneStop suite of web products, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (working conditions, wages). MajorPays has reorganized this information; these agencies have not approved or endorsed it. See it interactively, with state-by-state detail →
More data on this career
Where the jobs are, and what they pay by industry. Nationwide, the industries that employ the most gambling change persons and booth cashiers are Gambling Industries (56% of the jobs counted, median pay $35,720), Traveler Accommodation (40% of the jobs counted, median pay $37,130), Spectator Sports (2% of the jobs counted, median pay $38,480), Civic and Social Organizations (1% of the jobs counted, median pay $30,430) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). Among large industries, the highest median pay is in Traveler Accommodation ($37,130), Gambling Industries ($35,720). Pay differs by industry for many reasons, including the mix of jobs and where employers are located.
Injury and illness rates. For the broader group "Cashiers", which includes this career (BLS did not publish enough cases for this exact occupation), employers reported 47.2 nonfatal injury and illness cases with days away from work per 10,000 full-time workers, compared with 94.6 for all U.S. workers; the median case kept the worker away 7 days (all workers: 8) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2023-2024). Rates reflect the work setting as well as the occupation.
Union membership. In the broad group "Sales and related", which includes this career, 2.5% of wage and salary workers belong to a union (all U.S. workers: 10.0%); median weekly pay is $1,043 for union members and $1,116 for workers not in a union (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, 2025). This is a group figure, not specific to gambling change persons and booth cashiers.
Employer benefits. In the broad group "Sales and related", which includes this career, 74% of civilian workers had access to an employer retirement plan, 56% had access to employer medical care benefits, and 74% had paid sick leave, 68% paid vacation and 79% paid holidays (all civilian workers: 75%, 74%, 83%, 77% and 79%) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, March 2026). This is a group figure, not specific to gambling change persons and booth cashiers, and having access to a benefit does not mean every worker uses it. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has not endorsed this presentation. Employers spent about $35.88 per hour worked on total compensation for the occupational group "Sales and related" in June 2026 ($26.98 in wages and salaries and $8.90 in benefits, 24.8% of the total; all civilian workers: $49.46, with 31.6% in benefits) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation).
Work environment. In O*NET's survey of workers in this occupation, the conditions most often placed at the two highest levels for gambling change persons and booth cashiers are: contact with others (100%), importance of being exact or accurate (100%), dealing with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous people (96%), face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams (91%), exposed to sounds, noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable (91%), spend time making repetitive motions (90%). Each percentage is the share of respondents choosing the top two levels for that condition (for example 'most of the time' or 'continually'), so it describes how common the condition is in the job, not how a particular workplace is (O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Dept. of Labor, ETA, CC BY 4.0).
Typical preparation. In O*NET's survey of workers in this occupation, for related work experience, the most common answer (46% of 28 respondents) was "over 6 months, up to and including 1 year"; for on-site or in-plant training, the most common answer (58% of 28 respondents) was "up to and including 1 month"; for on-the-job training, the most common answer (74% of 28 respondents) was "anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month". These are what workers report is needed to do the job; employers' requirements and individual paths vary (O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Dept. of Labor, ETA, CC BY 4.0).
Related careers. O*NET lists these occupations as similar to gambling change persons and booth cashiers in the work done and the skills used: Gambling Cage Workers, Tellers, First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers, Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners, Cashiers, Gambling Managers, Gambling Dealers, Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators (O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Dept. of Labor, ETA, CC BY 4.0).
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 PUMS (MajorPays' own estimates from the survey; Census is credited as the source of the original data and has not endorsed them); BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses; BLS Current Population Survey; BLS National Compensation Survey (employee benefits); HRSA National Center for Health Workforce Analysis; U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (LCA disclosure data, FY2025). MajorPays has selected and reorganized these figures; these agencies have not approved or endorsed them. See it interactively →