Casino Operations Major Guide: Overview and RoEDU™ Opportunities 2025

The Casino Operations major builds core foundations in this discipline and prepares students with practical, career-relevant skills. Use RoEDU™ to find programs that match your goals.

Within Hospitality, students often explore key subfields and specializations that provide targeted expertise.

Graduates translate classroom knowledge into real-world impact across sectors through hands-on projects and internships.

As part of Hospitality, this major connects to diverse, high-demand fields and interdisciplinary pathways.

Salary Outlook

Entry-level salary
$33,948

Typical starting pay soon after graduation.

Mid-career salary (10y)
$53,675

Estimated after a decade of experience.

Experienced salary (20y)
$72,134

Seasoned professionals at ~20 years.

Weighted median over last 5 years
CAGR 7.4%

CAGR (compound annual growth rate) summarizes average yearly change across the observed period.

Estimated lifetime earnings

40 years, present value
$1,357,920

Employment-weighted across mapped SOCs; entry ≈ 85% of median; historical CAGR shown for last 5y; projections capped at 3% CAGR; lifetime is 40-year present value at 3% discount.

Career Opportunities & Salaries

Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024) • Median wages, employment, and growth projections

OccupationMedian WageTotal JobsGrowth RateEducation
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
SOC: 33-9031
Occupation: Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
$43,900
10,000
N/A
N/A
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers
SOC: 39-1013
Occupation: First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers
$61,590
25,530
N/A
N/A
Gambling Dealers
SOC: 39-3011
Occupation: Gambling Dealers
$33,280
82,980
N/A
N/A
Gambling Cage Workers
SOC: 43-3041
Occupation: Gambling Cage Workers
$36,990
13,490
N/A
N/A

Historical Career Trends (2020-2024)

Historical data from Bureau of Labor Statistics (2020-2024) • Salary trends and employment growth over 5 years

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators

24.4%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$43,90010,000
2023$39,21010,660
2022$35,97010,500
2021$35,4509,190
2020$35,3008,340

First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers

22.1%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$61,59025,530
2023$61,21025,100
2022$56,29021,900
2021$49,14019,510
2020$50,44019,100

Gambling Dealers

40.2%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$33,28082,980
2023$32,24080,570
2022$29,12071,290
2021$24,96064,700
2020$23,74067,330

Gambling Cage Workers

29.1%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$36,99013,490
2023$36,11012,560
2022$31,72011,730
2021$29,36011,140
2020$28,65010,560

Colleges offering Casino Operations

Northwest Indian College

RoEdu™

610

Net Price

$10k

Earnings

$43k

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