Gaming cage workers: Salary, career path, job outlook, education and more

Gaming cage workers work in casinos and other gaming establishments. The cage in which they work is the central depository for money and gaming chips. Gaming cage workers sell gambling chips, tokens, or tickets to patrons. They count funds and reconcile daily summaries of transactions in order to balance books.

Education Required
Financial clerks typically need a high school diploma or equivalent to enter the occupation. Employers of brokerage clerks may prefer candidates who have taken some college courses in business or economics and, in some cases, who have a 2- or 4-year college degree.
Training Required
Most financial clerks learn how to do their job duties through on-the-job training. Some formal technical training also may be necessary; for example, gaming cage workers may need training in specific gaming regulations and procedures.
Job Outlook
The projected percent change in employment from 2016 to 2026: 9% (As fast as average)
(The average growth rate for all occupations is 7 percent.)
Advancement
Financial clerks can advance to related occupations in finance. For example, a loan interviewer or clerk can become a loan officer, and a brokerage clerk can become a securities, commodities, or financial services sales agent, after obtaining the required education and license.
Median pay: How much do Financial Clerks make?
$38,080 Annual Salary
$18.31 per hour

Careers for Financial Clerks

  • Account clerks
  • Attendance clerks
  • Banking services clerks
  • Billing and posting clerks
  • Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
  • Billing clerks
  • Bonus clerks
  • Brokerage clerks
  • Brokerage purchase-and-sale clerks
  • Brokers' assistants
  • Cage cashiers
  • Cashiers
  • Casino cage cashiers
  • Casino cage workers
  • Casino cashiers
  • Charge authorizers
  • Commercial credit reviewers
  • Commission clerks
  • Commodities clerks
  • Credit authorizers
  • Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
  • Credit charge authorizers
  • Credit checkers
  • Credit investigators
  • Credit processors
  • Credit rating checkers
  • Credit reference clerks
  • Credit report checkers
  • Dividend clerks
  • Fiscal technicians
  • Flight crew time clerks
  • Gaming cage cashiers
  • Gaming cashiers
  • Human resources administrative assistants
  • Human resources assistants
  • Human resources representatives
  • Information and record clerks
  • Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
  • Insurance claims clerks
  • Insurance clerks
  • Insurance examining clerks
  • Insurance policy issue clerks
  • Interviewers
  • Invoice clerks
  • Invoice control clerks
  • Loan closers
  • Loan expediters
  • Loan inspectors
  • Loan interviewers
  • Loan interviewers and clerks
  • Loan investigators
  • Loan processing clerks
  • Loan processors
  • Loan representatives
  • Loan service clerks
  • Margin clerks
  • Mortgage clerks
  • Mortgage closers
  • Mortgage closing clerks
  • Mortgage loan closers
  • Mortgage loan processing clerks
  • Mortgage loan processors
  • Mortgage processing clerks
  • Mortgage processors
  • New accounts banking representatives
  • New accounts clerks
  • New client banking services clerks
  • Patient account representatives
  • Paymasters
  • Payroll administrators
  • Payroll analysts
  • Payroll and benefits specialists
  • Payroll and timekeeping clerks
  • Payroll assistants
  • Payroll bookkeepers
  • Payroll clerks
  • Payroll coordinators
  • Payroll representatives
  • Payroll secretaries
  • Payroll specialists
  • Payroll technicians
  • Personnel schedulers
  • Posting clerks
  • Procurement assistants
  • Procurement clerks
  • Purchase-and-sales clerks
  • Purchasing assistants
  • Purchasing clerks
  • Purchasing technicians
  • Receive-and-deliver clerks
  • Sales assistants, brokerage
  • Securities clerks
  • Statement clerks
  • Statement distribution clerks
  • Statement processors
  • Time and attendance clerks
  • Time checkers
  • Time clerks
  • Time recorders
  • Timekeepers
  • Timekeeping clerks
  • Transfer clerks
  • Underwriting assistants
  • Underwriting clerks

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