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.
83,910 people do this job in the US. $34,320 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 3%
- 0%
- 97%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 3%. Today's estimate: 3%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 21 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conduct gambling games, such as dice, roulette, cards, or keno, following all applicable rules and regulations.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 27% | 38 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Work as part of a team of dealers in games, such as baccarat or craps.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 20% | 33 min17 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Supervise staff and monitor gambling tables to ensure security of the game.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 10% | 38 min13 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Participate in games for gambling establishments to provide the minimum complement of players at a table.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 10% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Open and close cash floats and game tables.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 17 min8 min to 33 min | Stays with people | |
| Train new dealers.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 3.3 h50 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Prepare collection reports for submission to supervisors.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 33 min13 min to 1.3 h | 99%Half by now | |
| Inspect cards and equipment to be used in games to ensure that they are in good condition.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 7 min3 min to 13 min | Stays with people | |
| Exchange paper currency for playing chips or coin money.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 2% | 3 min1 min to 7 min | Stays with people | |
| Apply rule variations to card games such as poker, in which players bet on the value of their hands.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 2% | 3 min2 min to 4 min | Stays with people | |
| Receive, verify, and record patrons' cash wagers.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 2% | 3 min2 min to 7 min | Stays with people | |
| Check to ensure that all players have placed bets before play begins.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 2% | 2 min1 min to 3 min | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners26% now, 26% by 2028
- Gambling Managers31% now, 73% by 2028
- First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers24% now, 32% by 2028
- Gambling Cage Workers37% now, 44% by 2028
- Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers48% now, 50% by 2028
- Tellers35% now, 35% by 2028
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
Where the most of these jobs are
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