Gambling Dealers
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.
Most important skills
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Social Perceptiveness
- Service Orientation
- Reading Comprehension
- Monitoring
- Coordination
- Mathematics
Key knowledge
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mathematics
- English Language
- Administration and Management
- Public Safety and Security
- Law and Government
- Sales and Marketing
- Education and Training
What the work involves
- Exchange paper currency for playing chips or coin money.
- Pay winnings or collect losing bets as established by the rules and procedures of a specific game.
- Deal cards to house hands, and compare these with players' hands to determine winners, as in black jack.
- Conduct gambling games, such as dice, roulette, cards, or keno, following all applicable rules and regulations.
- Check to ensure that all players have placed bets before play begins.
- Stand behind a gaming table and deal the appropriate number of cards to each player.
- Inspect cards and equipment to be used in games to ensure that they are in good condition.
- Start and control games and gaming equipment, and announce winning numbers or colors.
Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Conventional, Enterprising, Realistic.
Qualifications and licensing
- Most common education
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) (69% of respondents)
- Related experience
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (37.2%)
- On-the-job training
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month (37.5%)
- Preparation level
- O*NET job zone 2: Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Licensing
- Not yet verified. Check your state licensing board.
Check before planning
- Licensing for Gambling Dealers is not yet verified for any state: check the state licensing board before planning.
Limits
- Distributions show what current workers or occupational experts report, not legal minimums.
- Requirements vary by employer and state; time to qualify is not estimated.
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections · dataset 2026.10.8 · method e3-qualification-1.0.0
Work environment
How the typical conditions of this occupation compare with 911 occupations in O*NET (very low = the lowest fifth).
Levels are relative. Most occupations involve a lot of contact with people, for example, so “very low” can still mean regular contact; the last column shows what workers actually reported.
| Condition | Level | Compared with other occupations | Most common answer (O*NET survey) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact with others | High | Higher on contact with others than 71% of occupations compared | 87% of surveyed respondents chose “Constant contact with others” |
| Dealing with the public | Very high | Higher on dealing with the public than 87% of occupations compared | 73% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important” |
| Teamwork | High | Higher on teamwork than 60% of occupations compared | 65% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important” |
| Freedom to make decisions | Very low | Lower on freedom to make decisions than 99% of occupations compared | 39% of surveyed respondents chose “No freedom” |
| Time pressure | Very low | Lower on time pressure than 99% of occupations compared | 48% of surveyed respondents chose “Never” |
| Conflict situations | High | Higher on conflict situations than 68% of occupations compared | 32% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a week or more but not every day” |
| Dealing with unpleasant or angry people | Very high | Higher on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 97% of occupations compared | 58% of surveyed respondents chose “Every day” |
| Consequence of error | Low | Lower on consequence of error than 72% of occupations compared | 36% of surveyed respondents chose “Fairly serious” |
Work-pressure profile
- Time pressure: very low
- Conflict situations: high
- Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: very high
- Consequence of error: low
Each part is shown on its own. There is no combined stress score, and conditions vary by employer and role.
Full answer distributions
Contact with others
- No contact with others: 8.12%
- Occasional contact with others: 0%
- Contact with others about half the time: 0.15%
- Contact with others most of the time: 4.81%
- Constant contact with others: 86.93%
n = 26, Incumbent 08/2019
Dealing with the public
- Not important at all: 1.02%
- Fairly important: 11.8%
- Important: 4.81%
- Very important: 9.7%
- Extremely important: 72.67%
n = 26, Incumbent 08/2019
Teamwork
- Not important at all: 0%
- Fairly important: 11.98%
- Important: 1.9%
- Very important: 20.89%
- Extremely important: 65.23%
n = 25, Incumbent 08/2019
Freedom to make decisions
- No freedom: 38.56%
- Very little freedom: 14.39%
- Limited freedom: 31.25%
- Some freedom: 2.56%
- A lot of freedom: 13.25%
n = 26, Incumbent 08/2019
Time pressure
- Never: 48.26%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 15.77%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 13.84%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 0%
- Every day: 22.13%
n = 26, Incumbent 08/2019
Conflict situations
- Never: 19.77%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 12.48%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 20.61%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 32.48%
- Every day: 14.65%
n = 26, Incumbent 08/2019
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people
- Never: 0%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 6.2%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 12.59%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 23.44%
- Every day: 57.77%
n = 26, Incumbent 08/2019
Consequence of error
- Not serious at all: 24.57%
- Fairly serious: 36.06%
- Serious: 15.3%
- Very serious: 9.77%
- Extremely serious: 14.31%
n = 26, Incumbent 08/2019
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