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Hiring a gambling cage worker in San Diego, CA

Employers in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area pay gambling cage workers a median of $38,260, with the middle half of the market between $36,750 and $44,730. San Diego residents working in office and administrative support occupations report a median of $42,107, which is 10% above what the metro pays for this role.

What does a gambling cage worker earn here?

Place of work

What employers pay

Annual wages paid by employers in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
25th percentile$36,750
Median$38,260
75th percentile$44,730

Half of gambling cage workers in this area earn between $36,750 and $44,730. A band set below $36,750 competes for the bottom quarter of the market.

Place of residence

What San Diego residents earn

$42,107

Median earnings of San Diego residents working in office and administrative support occupations, 58,406 people. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. Where people live, not where they work, so it is not the same measurement as the wages beside it.

The 10% figure is not a pay gap. ACS counts the civilian employed population 16 and over, part-time and part-year work included; OEWS counts wage-and-salary jobs only. The two populations differ, so read this number against other cities rather than as a shortfall: the same definitional difference applies to every city equally, which is what makes a city-to-city reading sound.

Residents here already earn more than this role pays, so your offer is competing with whatever they currently commute to.

What does the role actually involve?

Core tasks

  • Maintain confidentiality of customers' transactions.
  • Follow all gaming regulations.
  • Maintain cage security.
  • Cash checks and process credit card advances for patrons.
  • Supply currency, coins, chips, or gaming checks to other departments as needed.

O*NET 29.1, task statements for SOC 43-3041.

Tools and technologies in demand

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect Office Suite, Spreadsheet software.

O*NET 29.1, flagged in demand or hot for this occupation. Useful as a screen, not as a checklist.

Is the talent actually in San Diego?

This is a job zone two: some preparation needed occupation. These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

It does not require a degree, which widens the pool considerably. For context, 49.9% of San Diego adults hold one. Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501.

The average San Diego commute runs 23.9 minutes, which is roughly how far your catchment reaches before candidates start saying no. 19.2% already work from home, so a fully onsite requirement here is competing against that.

How often do these jobs turn over?

In San Diego County, administrative and support services employs 116,224 and turns over 13.8% a quarter, with 27,196 hires against 26,241 separations. Average earnings in that industry run $6,289 a month. Census LEHD Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2024 Q1, NAICS 56.

That figure covers every occupation in the industry, not this role alone, so read it as the local churn rate rather than as a number about gambling cage workers. It still tells you what you are hiring into: a high-churn market, where speed matters more than a perfect fit.

What does the search cost?

The fee is set by the seniority of the role, never by salary and never by location. Across all six tiers it runs $6,240 to $54,340 per search. A contingency firm hiring at this role's median would bill roughly $7,652 to $11,478 on the first year salary alone.

One owner runs the search from market map to signed offer. Searches typically fill in 23 to 35 days, which is a typical window rather than a promise, and the replacement guarantee runs 45 days at 50% off.

Price this search

Eight questions about the role. Your tier range appears on screen.

Hiring a gambling cage worker somewhere else?

Same role, different market. The wage band moves with the metro.

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San Diego is the 2th largest of 21 California cities in this dataset.