Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

41-2012 Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

Occupational Description:
Exchange coins, tokens and chips for patrons' money. May issue payoffs and obtain customer's signature on receipt. May operate a booth in the slot machine area and furnish change persons with money bank at the start of the shift, or count and audit money in drawers. Excludes “Cashiers” (41-2011).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	590	140	$15.78/hr	$11.52/hr	$11.52/hr	$15.13/hr	$17.95/hr	$21.42/hr

Leading Industries for Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Leisure and Hospitality	390	$15.56/hr
Other Services	200	$11.51/hr

Other Regional Data for Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	3.3%
Southeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	N/A	N/A	1.2%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	40	$14.87/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	50	$14.97/hr	2.7%
Central Minnesota	130	$14.05/hr	3.2%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	360	$11.52/hr	N/A
Minnesota	590	$15.13/hr	1.3%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Tellers	6,030	$20.30/hr	-16.3%
Gambling Dealers	1,290	$12.40/hr	10.6%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	1,510	$20.75/hr	-6.3%

Task for Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

Exchange money, credit, tickets, or casino chips and make change for customers.
Reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books.
Maintain cage security according to rules.
Sell gambling chips, tokens, or tickets to patrons, or to other workers for resale to patrons.
Keep accurate records of monetary exchanges, authorization forms, and transaction reconciliations.
Clean casino areas.
Work in and monitor an assigned area on the casino floor where slot machines are located.
Calculate the value of chips won or lost by players.
Obtain customers' signatures on receipts when winnings exceed the amount held in a slot machine.
Furnish change persons with a money bank at the start of each shift.