Best degree programs for Gambling Managers, ranked by enrollment
1 college programs and 7 schools train Gambling Managers. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $93,220 median wage, 5,030 U.S. jobs. Federal data.
1 college programs at 7 schools train gambling managers, graduating 16 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Casino Management. The job pays a median of $93,220 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
About gambling managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate gambling operations in a casino. May formulate house rules.
Fields of study that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.
1 degree programs that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 52.0908 | 16 | 100.0% | 7 | $34,218 | $23,364 |
Top 7 schools by graduates into this job
Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV Public · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Casino Management | 19% | — | — |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Casino Management | 63% | — | 66% |
| 3 | Tohono O'odham Community College Sells, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Casino Management | 34% | — | — |
| 4 | College of the Muscogee Nation Okmulgee, OK Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Casino Management | 23% | — | — |
| 5 | Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Casino Management | 22% | — | — |
| 6 | Northwest Indian College Bellingham, WA Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Casino Management | 18% | — | — |
| 7 | University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Casino Management | 51% | — | 96% |
What gambling managers earn
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
Top-paying states
Top-paying metro areas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Where the jobs are, state by state
Pick a state for in-state pay, the schools there, and the programs they run.
| State | Median pay | Jobs | Concentration | Schools | Graduates / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevadalimited | $91,250 | 790 | 15.74× | 2 | 7 |
| Floridalimited | $96,180 | 230 | 0.70× | 1 | 4 |
| Arizonalimited | $82,840 | 220 | 2.09× | 1 | 2 |
| Michiganlimited | $101,860 | 190 | 1.35× | 1 | 1 |
| Oklahomalimited | $77,380 | 220 | 3.99× | 1 | 1 |
| Washingtonlimited | $106,450 | 130 | 1.17× | 1 | 1 |
Skills and tools
From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.
What they do day to day
- Resolve customer complaints regarding problems, such as payout errors.
- Remove suspected cheaters, such as card counters or other players who may have systems that shift the odds of winning to their favor.
- Track supplies of money to tables and perform any required paperwork.
- Explain and interpret house rules, such as game rules or betting limits.
- Prepare work schedules and station arrangements and keep attendance records.
- Monitor staffing levels to ensure that games and tables are adequately staffed for each shift, arranging for staff rotations and breaks and locating substitute employees as necessary.
- Maintain familiarity with all games used at a facility, as well as strategies or tricks employed in those games.
- Train new workers or evaluate their performance.
Skills
- Critical Thinking4.0
- Monitoring3.9
- Speaking3.9
- Active Listening3.8
- Writing3.6
- Reading Comprehension3.5
- Active Learning3.5
- Learning Strategies3.3
Knowledge areas
- Customer and Personal Service4.3
- English Language4.2
- Administration and Management4.2
- Mathematics4.2
- Personnel and Human Resources4.0
- Administrative3.8
Abilities
- Oral Expression4.0
- Oral Comprehension3.9
- Inductive Reasoning3.9
- Problem Sensitivity3.8
- Deductive Reasoning3.8
- Speech Clarity3.8
Core activities
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.3
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public4.3
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.2
- Getting Information4.2
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards4.2
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others4.1
Tools and technology
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How to become a Gambling Manager
Job zone 2 of 5 · SVP Below 6.0- Typical entry education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Work experience needed
- Less than 5 years
Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 1 majors mapped to Gambling Managers1 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 52.0908Casino Management
Related careers
Jobs O*NET identifies as close to this one, with their own pay and outlook.
Common questions
What degree do you need to become a Gambling Manager?+
High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Casino Management, which awarded 16 degrees in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Gambling Manager?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Hospitality Administration/Management. Together they graduate about 16 people a year.
How much do gambling managers earn?+
The median is $93,220 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $55,960 at the 10th percentile to $164,350 at the 90th. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for gambling managers growing?+
BLS projects a +1.2% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 600 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career?+
7 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do gambling managers work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Slot Manager, Casino Manager, Table Games Manager, Casino Shift Manager among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-9071.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024-25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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