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Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

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.

Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.

Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Actively looking for ways to help people.

Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

Cashiers

Sales and Related Occupations

Retail Sales Workers

Keep accurate records of monetary exchanges, authorization forms, and transaction reconciliations.

Exchange money, credit, tickets, or casino chips and make change for customers.

Check identifications to verify age of players.

Maintain cage security according to rules.

Reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books.

Obtain customers' signatures on receipts when winnings exceed the amount held in a slot machine.

Calculate the value of chips won or lost by players.

Work in and monitor an assigned area on the casino floor where slot machines are located.

Accept credit applications and verify credit references to provide check-cashing authorization or to establish house credit accounts.

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

Overview

Career

What Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers Do

Other Job Titles Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

Overview

Career

What Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers Do

Other Job Titles Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Education

Level of Education Attained by Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

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