SOC 39-3011.00

    Gambling Dealers

    Operate table games.

    Median pay
    $34,320
    Growth
    +3.4%
    As fast as average
    Openings a year
    13,300
    Typical education
    High school diploma

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Source: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

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    Annual pay range

    Lowest 10% earn less than
    $24,040
    Median
    $34,320
    Highest 10% earn more than
    $77,090
    National wages for all workers in this occupation. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

    83,910 people work in this occupation.

    What gambling dealers do

    Job Zone 2: Some preparation

    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.

    Usually a high school diploma; some on-the-job training or experience.

    Interest profile

    Realistic (R)
    45 / 100
    Investigative (I)
    0 / 100
    Artistic (A)
    2 / 100
    Social (S)
    19 / 100
    Enterprising (E)
    70 / 100
    Conventional (C) · strongest
    74 / 100
    How strongly each interest area describes the work, from O*NET (scores rescaled to 0–100). The interest code lists the strongest areas in order.

    Interest code CER. Compare it with yours

    What you'd do

    Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
    69
    Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
    61
    Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
    59
    Getting Information
    51
    Handling and Moving Objects
    49
    Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
    46
    Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
    43
    Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
    41
    Coaching and Developing Others
    41
    Communicating with People Outside the Organization
    40
    Work activities rated by importance for this occupation, O*NET (0–100).

    Skills and strengths

    Skills

    • Active Listening
    • Speaking
    • Service Orientation
    • Social Perceptiveness
    • Monitoring
    • Reading Comprehension
    • Coordination
    • Critical Thinking
    • Mathematics
    • Instructing

    Knowledge

    • Customer and Personal Service
    • Mathematics
    • English Language
    • Administration and Management
    • Public Safety and Security
    • Law and Government
    • Sales and Marketing
    • Education and Training
    • Computers and Electronics
    • Psychology

    Abilities

    • Oral Comprehension
    • Oral Expression
    • Speech Clarity
    • Speech Recognition
    • Near Vision
    • Problem Sensitivity
    • Deductive Reasoning
    • Finger Dexterity
    • Information Ordering
    • Manual Dexterity

    Work styles

    • Attention to Detail
    • Integrity
    • Dependability
    • Social Orientation
    • Self-Control
    • Stress Tolerance
    • Cooperation
    • Optimism
    • Self-Confidence
    • Cautiousness

    Also called

    Baccarat Dealer · Big Six Dealer · Black Jack Dealer · Blackjack Dealer · Card Dealer · Card Game Operator · Card Grader · Casino Dealer · Casino Games Dealer · Casino Gaming Worker

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    Certifications, licenses and pay by state

    What gambling dealers may need beyond a degree, where a license is required, and what the work pays in each state.

    Training

    Programs of study that prepare people for this work.

    • Casino Dealing

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    Licenses by state

    12 states list a license for this work. Open your state for the license and the agency that issues it.

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    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 9, 2026.

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    Sources and attribution

    Every figure on this page comes from these public datasets. Missing values are shown as not reported, never estimated.

    O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 9, 2026.

    Page data updated November 5, 2026.