Pay out chips and tickets
Confirm what a customer's chips or gaming ticket are worth, then count out and pay exactly that much.
Career profile
Casino Change or Booth Cashier
Gambling cashiers trade chips and tickets for cash, tracking each exchange so nothing goes missing.
Picture serving customers at a service window while keeping your cash drawer even. The work may suit people who enjoy set steps and accurate figures.
A day in the life
Verify identification before cashing checks
In jobs that cover check cashing, confirm the customer's identification first, then record the deal on a computer.
Recount when cash does not match
Check your cash against the transaction log, and if they differ, recount and bring in a lead cashier.
Count a change person's starting cash
At certain booths, you count a change person's starting money so their shift begins with the right amount.
Quick facts
Learn on the job
United States · 2025
$36,220/year
United States · 2025
1.9% decline
United States · 2025–2035
Quick orientation
Preparation, pay & outlook
Preparation
Learn on the jobShort-term workplace training is typical. Some employers require a high school diploma or equivalent, although the national entry classification specifies no formal credential.
Pay
$36,220/yearNational median for gambling change persons and booth cashiers in 2025—about $17.41 an hour.
Outlook
1.9% declineEmployment is projected to shrink during 2025–2035, with about 3,900 openings a year on average.
Fit, tradeoffs & changing tools
You might like this if…
- You like checking a total until it makes sense.
- You can stay polite when someone is impatient.
- You are comfortable repeating a careful process.
Things to weigh
- Noise, long periods standing, and upset customers can make concentration tiring.
- Schedules can include nights, weekends, and holidays. Some properties also expose workers to secondhand smoke.
Where AI may help
Self-service machines can redeem gaming tickets and break large bills, moving some routine exchanges away from the cashier window.
What people still lead
Cashiers still balance funds, maintain transaction records, and help customers with questions.
What we can’t predict yet
How much window work shifts to machines depends on what a casino installs and which transactions customers complete themselves.
Pay in context
Earnings
The national median is $36,220 a year, equivalent to about $17.41 an hour over 2,080 hours. Your actual annual earnings depend on your wage and hours worked.
The national spread
In 2025, the lowest-paid 10% earned $24,460 or less annually; the highest-paid 10% earned $60,330 or more. These are wage percentiles, not starting and senior pay levels.
Openings despite a smaller workforce
About 3,900 openings are projected each year during 2025–2035, even as total employment declines 1.9%. Openings include replacing people who leave the occupation; they are not all new jobs.
Getting started
Apply for an entry cashier position
- What the route involves
- Join an employer that trains new cashiers and learn its counting, transaction, and balancing procedures.
- What it can lead to
- You build the skills needed to handle routine booth transactions.
- What to check
- Check the posting's minimum age and gaming-license or registration requirements. These vary by jurisdiction, and background screening can affect eligibility.
Build experience handling a cash drawer
- What the route involves
- Work in cashiering or banking to practice accurate payments and drawer balancing before applying to a casino.
- What it can lead to
- Relevant experience can meet a hiring preference: some casino cashier positions prefer six months of cash handling.
- What to check
- Experience may be preferred rather than required. Check education requirements too; some positions require a high school diploma or equivalent.
A college degree is not the typical entry route. You can seek workplace training directly or build cash-handling experience first.
After entry
Career paths
This starts where the entry routes leave off: early work, growing capability, and advancement or specialization.
Get your drawer routine right
Learn the transaction screens and counting equipment, and keep an accurate balance through your shift.
Learn to trace discrepancies
Build skill in reviewing transaction records and finding why a cash total differs from the recorded balance.
Work toward lead cashier
A lead cashier helps coordinate coworkers, teaches procedures, and investigates cash differences. Experience can prepare you to apply for this added responsibility.
Where you can work
Slot-area change booth
Your station is near the machines. Along with customer exchanges, some booths supply starting cash to change staff working the floor.
- Indoors
Combined cashier and rewards window
Some casinos combine cash service with player accounts. You switch between payments, printing rewards cards, and answering promotion questions; overnight shifts are possible.
- Indoors
- Shift work
Try it
See whether the job clicks before you commit to the path.
Make paper chips with different values and a pretend cash drawer. Ask someone to bring five sets of chips for redemption. Record each exchange, then check whether your remaining cash matches your records. Notice whether you enjoy keeping the count accurate while talking.
Stay safe: Use pretend money at home; no wagering or casino visit is needed.
Sources
- O*NET OnLine. Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers — 41-2012.00. Accessed 2026-10-04.
- O*NET OnLine / U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. National Wages: Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers. Accessed 2026-10-04.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational projections, 2025–35, and worker characteristics, 2025. Accessed 2026-10-04.
- Churchill Downs Incorporated. Cage Cashier — Ellis Park Racing & Gaming, requisition 3501. Accessed 2026-10-04.
- Boyd Gaming. Cage Cashier — Graveyard (FT). Accessed 2026-10-04.
- Boyd Gaming. Lead Cage Cashier (Grave Shift) — Full Time. Accessed 2026-10-04.
- Everi. CXC 5.0. Accessed 2026-10-04.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Gambling Services Workers. Accessed 2026-10-04.