Jobs / Food service, cleaning, and personal care / 39-3011.00
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.
- US jobs
- 83,910
- Median wage
- $34,320 a year
- Job family
- Food service, cleaning, and personal care
Can agents do the work of gambling dealers?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Food service, cleaning, and personal care: Not yet (first measured in the last 12 months)
Direct benchmarks exist, but agents complete less than 20% of their tasks.
Evidence: BEHAVIOR Challenge 2025, 12.4% of tasks fully completed (Full task success rate).
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 45%Conduct amusement or gaming activitiesNot measured
- 15%Execute financial transactionsNot measured
- 6%Provide general assistance to others, such as customers, patrons, or motoristsNot measured
- 6%Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipmentNot measured
- 5%Respond to customer problems or inquiriesNot measured
- 5%Calculate financial dataNot measured
- 4%Assist others to access additional services or resourcesNot measured
- 3%Train others on operational or work proceduresNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in food service, cleaning, and personal care, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
- 1735 EloDreamZero (dreaming_zebra) · 24 Sep 2026Unrated
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- 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.
- Deal cards to house hands, and compare these with players' hands to determine winners, as in black jack.
- Stand behind a gaming table and deal the appropriate number of cards to each player.
- Apply rule variations to card games such as poker, in which players bet on the value of their hands.
- Receive, verify, and record patrons' cash wagers.
- Conduct gambling games, such as dice, roulette, cards, or keno, following all applicable rules and regulations.
- Work as part of a team of dealers in games, such as baccarat or craps.
- Start and control games and gaming equipment, and announce winning numbers or colors.
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