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title: "Gambling and Sports Book Writer and Runner"
description: "Post information enabling patrons to wager on various races and sporting events. Assist in the operation of games such as keno and bingo. May operate…"
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# Gambling and Sports Book Writer and Runner

**Category:** Personal Care and Service · **SOC code:** 39-3012 · **O\*NET-SOC code:** 39-3012.00

Post information enabling patrons to wager on various races and sporting events. Assist in the operation of games such as keno and bingo. May operate random number-generating equipment and announce the numbers for patrons. Receive, verify, and record patrons' wagers. Scan and process winning tickets presented by patrons and pay out winnings for those wagers.

Also advertised as: Bingo Caller; Casino Attendant; Casino Floor Runner; Casino Runner; Floor Runner; Gaming Floor Attendant; Keno Attendant; Keno Runner.

## At a glance

- **Median annual wage:** $34,980 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
- **Median hourly wage:** $16.82/hr
- **Wage range (10th–90th percentile):** $22,090 to $48,270, with the middle half between $28,150 and $44,840
- **Total US employment:** 8,950
- **Typical entry education:** High school
- **Preparation required:** Little or no preparation — O\*NET rates this "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed"
- **Projected growth:** +1.8% over 2025–2035 (BLS EP, 2025–2035)
- **Annual job openings:** 1,400 openings a year
- **AI-resilience score:** 44/100 — a NueCareer heuristic over O\*NET work activities and context, not a BLS or O\*NET figure

## Pay

National wage distribution, BLS OEWS, May 2025, across 8,950 US jobs.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $22,090 |
| 25th | $28,150 |
| 50th (median) | $34,980 |
| 75th | $44,840 |
| 90th | $48,270 |
| Mean (average) | $36,450 |

### Pay by state

The 15 highest-paying states, by median annual wage. The cost-of-living-adjusted column divides the state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity, so the columns answer different questions: the first is what the job pays there, the second is what that pay buys there.

| State | Median annual wage | Cost-of-living adjusted | Employment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NY | $54,740 | $50,722 | 100 |
| NJ | $48,260 | $44,355 | 90 |
| MA | $47,720 | $45,122 | Not published by BLS |
| WI | $47,250 | $50,215 | 80 |
| CA | $44,860 | $40,517 | 1,480 |
| WA | $42,180 | $39,416 | 220 |
| OH | $38,460 | $41,456 | 360 |
| KY | $37,910 | $42,048 | 60 |
| MI | $37,720 | $39,203 | Not published by BLS |
| NV | $37,500 | $37,508 | 1,440 |
| IA | $37,440 | $42,661 | 100 |
| AZ | $35,640 | $35,400 | 260 |
| MN | $35,370 | $35,865 | 350 |
| MD | $35,230 | $33,565 | Not published by BLS |
| IL | $34,610 | $34,625 | 130 |

15 more states with published wage data are omitted here. The full table for all 30 states is at https://nuecareer.com/careers/gambling-and-sports-book-writer-and-runner/salary-by-state, or as JSON at https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/gambling-and-sports-book-writer-and-runner.

## Outlook

BLS projects employment to move from 9,600 in the 2025–2035 base year to 9,800 by the end of the cycle — a gain of 200 jobs, or +1.8%. Slower than average: 1.8% against 3.5% projected for all occupations over the same cycle. About 1,400 openings a year are expected on average, counting openings from growth as well as from workers leaving the occupation permanently. Source: BLS EP, 2025–2035.

## How to get in

- **Typical entry education:** High school diploma or equivalent (BLS Employment Projections).
- **Preparation level:** Little or no preparation — O\*NET's preparation band for this occupation is "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed".
- **Related work experience typically required:** None.
- **Typical on-the-job training:** Short-term on-the-job training.

### Education people in this job actually hold

O\*NET surveys incumbents, so this distribution describes who is in the job today and can differ from the BLS entry requirement above.

| Education level | Share of workers |
| --- | --- |
| High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | 87.1% |
| Some College Courses | 6.6% |
| Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | 2.8% |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 2.0% |
| Less than a High School Diploma | 1.6% |

## What the work involves

- Answer questions about game rules or casino policies.
- Compute and verify amounts won or lost, paying out winnings or referring patrons to workers, such as gaming cashiers, so that winnings can be collected.
- Collect cards or tickets from players.

## Skills and knowledge

### Essential skills

- Active Listening — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Speaking — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Monitoring — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Mathematics — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Writing — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Critical Thinking — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Reading Comprehension — importance 2.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Learning — importance 2.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Transferable skills

These are the skills that carry into other occupations, and they drive the related-occupation and career-change rankings on this site.

- Social Perceptiveness — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Coordination — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Service Orientation — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Judgment and Decision Making — importance 2.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Persuasion — importance 2.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Complex Problem Solving — importance 2.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Time Management — importance 2.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Management of Personnel Resources — importance 2.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Knowledge areas

- Customer and Personal Service — importance 4.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Mathematics — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- English Language — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Economics and Accounting — importance 2.7 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Computers and Electronics — importance 2.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Sales and Marketing — importance 2.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Abilities

- Oral Comprehension — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Oral Expression — importance 3.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Near Vision — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Problem Sensitivity — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Speech Recognition — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Speech Clarity — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

## Who it suits

O\*NET rates every occupation on the six Holland (RIASEC) interest areas, on a 1–7 scale. This occupation's strongest areas are Conventional (C), Enterprising (E).

| Interest area | Score (1–7) |
| --- | --- |
| C — Conventional | 5.97 |
| E — Enterprising | 4.99 |
| S — Social | 2.92 |
| R — Realistic | 2.78 |
| A — Artistic | 1.02 |
| I — Investigative | 1.00 |

### Personality fit

These scores are **derived by NueCareer**, not published by any government agency: they are cosine similarities between a personality type's trait profile and this occupation's O\*NET interest and work-style ratings, expressed 0–100. Treat them as a starting point for exploration, not as evidence that a type belongs in a job.

| Type | Fit score (0–100) |
| --- | --- |
| ESTJ | 87.0 |
| ESFJ | 84.6 |
| ISFJ | 75.0 |
| ISTJ | 71.0 |
| ENTJ | 60.6 |

Best-fitting types: ESTJ, ESFJ.

## Related occupations

O\*NET's primary related occupations, in its own ranked order.

- [Gambling Dealer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/gambling-dealer) — median $34,320
- [Gambling Cage Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/gambling-cage-worker) — median $37,580
- [Gambling Change Person and Booth Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/gambling-change-person-and-booth-cashier) — median $36,220
- [Gambling Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/gambling-manager) — median $93,220
- [First-Line Supervisor of Gambling Services Workers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/first-line-supervisor-of-gambling-services-workers) — median $63,820
- [Teller](https://nuecareer.com/careers/teller) — median $43,030
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier) — median $32,880
- [Amusement and Recreation Attendant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/amusement-and-recreation-attendant) — median $32,150
- [Referee](https://nuecareer.com/careers/referee) — median $40,710
- [Host and Hostess, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop](https://nuecareer.com/careers/host-and-hostess-restaurant-lounge-and-coffee-shop) — median $31,200

## Sources

- **O\*NET** — O\*NET 31.0 Database, August 2026. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS OEWS** — BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS EP** — BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2, 2025–2035. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **BLS OOH** — BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2025–2035 edition. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
- **BEA RPP** — BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024. https://www.bea.gov/data/prices-inflation/regional-price-parities-state-and-metro-area

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