Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Machines can already do 38% of this job's tasks. By 2035 that rises to 78%. The job changes before it disappears.
Share of the work machines can do
Worldwide baseline, 2026 to 2050
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers in 2026: the short answer
- Today: machines can do 38% of this job's tasks, and AI use is already seen in 0% of them.
- Forecast: machines can do half of its tasks by 2030, and 78% by 2035, according to the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit.
- Size: 21,530 people do this job in the United States, on a median pay of $36,220 a year.
- Contact with people: it scores 85% for contact with people.
- Also called: Booth Cashier, Cage Cashier, Cashier, Casino Banker.
Updated by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit. These are worldwide baseline figures; the Workforce Starburst shows them for your country. Go deeper: How ready am I? or an executive briefing.
How the work changes, task by task
The tasks that take up most of the day, with the share of each that machines can do in 2026 (dark) and 2035 (pink). Worldwide baseline.
| Task | Share of the day | Machines can do | 2026 to 2035 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exchange money, credit, tickets, or casino chips and make change for customers | 41% | 30% to 75% | |
| Keep accurate records of monetary exchanges, authorization forms, and transaction reconciliations | 9% | 70% to 95% | |
| Sell gambling chips, tokens, or tickets to patrons, or to other workers for resale to patrons | 9% | 30% to 75% | |
| Listen for jackpot alarm bells and issue payoffs to winners | 7% | 20% to 60% | |
| Maintain cage security according to rules | 6% | 30% to 75% | |
| Reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books | 6% | 70% to 95% | |
| Count money and audit money drawers | 4% | 30% to 75% | |
| Obtain customers' signatures on receipts when winnings exceed the amount held in a slot machine | 4% | 20% to 60% |
The skills this job runs on
The skills gambling change persons and booth cashiers use most, most used first.
Safer jobs nearby
Jobs with a similar skill shape where machines can do less of the work by 2035.
- Gambling Cage Workers76% of tasks by 2035 · US median $37,580
- Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners69% of tasks by 2035 · US median $34,980
- Tellers73% of tasks by 2035 · US median $43,030
- Gambling Dealers58% of tasks by 2035 · US median $34,320
What should you do about it?
Open this job in the Workforce Starburst to see it for your country, then use these to act on it.
Watch This Job
Get told when the outlook for this job changes.
Free planSkills to learn next
The skills that make this job, or the next one, last longer.
In the StarburstCheck your readiness
Ten quick questions on how ready you are.
FreeAsk Vantage
Ask what this job means for you and get a sourced answer.
Free to askFutures Academy courses
Courses matched to your gaps.
Coming soonPay trend
Where pay for this job is heading.
Coming soonTeam plan
Every role in your team, side by side, with a plan for each.
Pro and CorporateShared workspace
Work through it with your team, with notes and decisions kept.
Pro and Corporate
Questions
When will machines do half of the tasks of Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers?
Machines can do half of its tasks by 2030. That is the worldwide baseline from the 311 Workforce Starburst, before adjusting for country.
Will AI take the job of gambling change persons and booth cashiers?
Machines can do 38% of the tasks of gambling change persons and booth cashiers today and 78% by 2035. Most of the routine work moves to machines, and the people in the job move to oversight, judgement and client work.
Sources and citing
Tasks and their share of the day: O*NET 31.0, occupation 41-2012.00 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0). Pay and jobs: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. AI use today: Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Scoring and forecast: the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit; after 2035 the figures extend each trend, with lower confidence. Foresight, not advice.
Cite as: 311 Institute (2026). Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers: the outlook to 2050. 311 Workforce Starburst. https://www.311institute.com/jobs/gambling-change-persons-and-booth-cashiers/