Casino Dealer Skills & Requirements (2026 Data)
Skills, experience and job titles from 1,649 US job postings by 227 employers. Data as of October 2026.
What US employers post for casino dealers: advertised pay, the skills and experience they ask for, and the job titles they use, from 1,649 open job postings (October 2026).
- The skills that most set casino dealer postings apart are customer service, professionalism, communicate effectively.
- Postings that state a minimum ask for a median of 1 year of experience.
Casino Dealer job postings in the US, October 2026
- 1,649
- US job postings from 227 employers
- 1 year
- Median experience asked
How much does a casino dealer make?
Figure withheld: fewer than 250 US postings list pay. How we decide.
What is the starting salary for a casino dealer?
Figure withheld: fewer than 250 US postings list pay. How we decide.
Skills employers ask for in casino dealer job postings
| Skill | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| Communication | 34% |
| Customer service | 30% |
| Interpersonal skills | 17% |
| Attention to detail | 14% |
| Organizational skills | 14% |
| Excel | 11% |
| Microsoft Office | 10% |
| Problem-solving | 9% |
| Professionalism | 9% |
| Communicate effectively | 7% |
Skills named in the posting text; at most 20 postings per employer; US, October 2026. Methodology.
Skills that set casino dealers apart
- Customer service3.1× as often as in all postings · 30%
- Basic computer skills3.4× as often as in all postings · 6%
Skills named in at least 5% of these postings and at least 3 times as often as in job postings overall.
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What does a casino dealer do?
Employers post these jobs as Cage Cashier, Table Games Dealer, Slot Technician, Casino Host, Slot Attendant and other titles. The largest specializations are Slot Technician (59%), Cage Cashier (16%), Count Team Member (6%), Game Presenter (under 1%).
The closest official occupation is Gambling Dealers (39-3011.00). Its most important 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.
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (CC BY 4.0).
How much experience do you need to be a casino dealer?
Among 318 postings that state a minimum, the median is 1 year. Under 1% say 0 years and 59% ask for 1 year or less.
Minimum experience asked in 318 US casino dealer job postings: median 1 year, and 59% ask for 1 year or less.
The figures as a table
| Minimum experience asked | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| 0 yr | 12% |
| 1 yr | 47% |
| 2 yrs | 25% |
| 3-4 yrs | 10% |
| 5-7 yrs | 5% |
| 8-9 yrs | 0% |
| 10+ yrs | under 1% |
Postings that state a minimum (required or preferred); at most 20 postings per employer; US, October 2026.
We do not show a degree figure: in our checks, degree requirements in posting text were found too rarely to publish one. Why.
Other names for a casino dealer: job titles employers use
| Job title | Employers using it |
|---|---|
| Cage Cashier | 69 (30.4%) |
| Table Games Dealer | 57 (25.1%) |
| Slot Technician | 41 (18.1%) |
| Casino Host | 34 (15.0%) |
| Slot Attendant | 32 (14.1%) |
| Poker Dealer | 31 (13.7%) |
| Table Games Supervisor | 25 (11.0%) |
| Cashier | 22 (9.7%) |
| Dealer | 18 (7.9%) |
| Floor Supervisor | 17 (7.5%) |
| Table Games Floor Supervisor | 16 (7.0%) |
| Main Banker | 16 (7.0%) |
| Experienced Table Games Dealer | 14 (6.2%) |
| Players Club Representative | 14 (6.2%) |
| Executive Host | 13 (5.7%) |
| Cage Supervisor | 13 (5.7%) |
| Slot Tech | 13 (5.7%) |
| Slot Supervisor | 12 (5.3%) |
| Executive Casino Host | 12 (5.3%) |
| Table Games Dealer School | 12 (5.3%) |
Titles read in our audit and used by at least 3 employers.
Casino Dealer compared with similar careers
| Career | Median pay | Median experience | Postings | Shares N of top 25 skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casino Dealer | – | 1 year | 1,649 | – |
| Front Desk Agent | $18.50/hr | 1 year | 6,245 | 17 |
| Recreation Attendant | $17.13/hr | – | 2,760 | 14 |
| Cashier | $16.50/hr | 1 year | 36,744 | 12 |
| Bank Teller | $20.17/hr | 1 year | 4,032 | 16 |
Similar careers
| Career | Shares N of the top 25 skills | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Front Desk Agent | 17 | $18.50/hr |
| Recreation Attendant | 14 | $17.13/hr |
| Cashier | 12 | $16.50/hr |
| Bank Teller | 16 | $20.17/hr |
| Server | 11 | $16.90/hr |
| Customer Service Representative | 15 | $19.00/hr |
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Source and method
Open US job postings collected from employers' applicant tracking systems, de-duplicated, counted only when their job title was read in our audit. Shares count at most 20 postings per employer, and franchise locations of one brand count as one employer. Pay uses hourly and annual figures only; a figure is shown when leaving out the largest employer moves it by 10% or less. Every figure states its number of postings. Methodology and measured accuracy.
Accuracy check: we read 19 randomly chosen postings counted on this page in full; 19 of them were this career or a closely related one (October 2026).
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