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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
33-9031 Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Observe gambling operation for irregular activities such as cheating or theft by either employees or patrons. Investigate potential threats to gambling assets such as money, chips, and gambling equipment. Act as oversight and security agent for management and customers.
National estimates for Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Industry profile for Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
Geographic profile for Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
National estimates for Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 8,340 |
5.6 % |
$ 19.19 |
$ 39,910 |
1.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 12.21 |
$ 13.94 |
$ 16.97 |
$ 22.28 |
$ 30.02 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 25,400 |
$ 28,990 |
$ 35,300 |
$ 46,340 |
$ 62,450 |
Industry profile for Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Gambling Industries |
3,530 |
2.07 |
$ 17.05 |
$ 35,470 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
2,030 |
0.13 |
$ 18.26 |
$ 37,990 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,880 |
0.03 |
$ 20.24 |
$ 42,090 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
560 |
0.03 |
$ 34.00 |
$ 70,720 |
| Spectator Sports |
240 |
0.22 |
$ 15.69 |
$ 32,640 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Gambling Industries |
3,530 |
2.07 |
$ 17.05 |
$ 35,470 |
| Spectator Sports |
240 |
0.22 |
$ 15.69 |
$ 32,640 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
2,030 |
0.13 |
$ 18.26 |
$ 37,990 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
560 |
0.03 |
$ 34.00 |
$ 70,720 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,880 |
0.03 |
$ 20.24 |
$ 42,090 |
Top paying industries for Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
560 |
0.03 |
$ 34.00 |
$ 70,720 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,880 |
0.03 |
$ 20.24 |
$ 42,090 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
2,030 |
0.13 |
$ 18.26 |
$ 37,990 |
| Gambling Industries |
3,530 |
2.07 |
$ 17.05 |
$ 35,470 |
| Spectator Sports |
240 |
0.22 |
$ 15.69 |
$ 32,640 |
Geographic profile for Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Oklahoma |
1,370 |
0.88 |
14.59 |
$ 15.00 |
$ 31,210 |
| California |
1,120 |
0.07 |
1.14 |
$ 19.62 |
$ 40,810 |
| Nevada |
570 |
0.45 |
7.56 |
$ 20.29 |
$ 42,210 |
| Washington |
430 |
0.13 |
2.24 |
$ 18.16 |
$ 37,760 |
| Michigan |
390 |
0.10 |
1.67 |
$ 17.57 |
$ 36,540 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Oklahoma |
1,370 |
0.88 |
14.59 |
$ 15.00 |
$ 31,210 |
| Nevada |
570 |
0.45 |
7.56 |
$ 20.29 |
$ 42,210 |
| South Dakota |
100 |
0.25 |
4.18 |
$ 16.13 |
$ 33,540 |
| New Mexico |
190 |
0.24 |
3.98 |
$ 15.42 |
$ 32,080 |
| Mississippi |
250 |
0.23 |
3.87 |
$ 17.66 |
$ 36,730 |
Top paying states for Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Illinois |
130 |
0.02 |
0.38 |
$ 33.82 |
$ 70,340 |
| Indiana |
280 |
0.10 |
1.61 |
$ 29.60 |
$ 61,560 |
| Ohio |
200 |
0.04 |
0.66 |
$ 29.12 |
$ 60,560 |
| Pennsylvania |
210 |
0.04 |
0.64 |
$ 24.14 |
$ 50,210 |
| Maryland |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 20.42 |
$ 42,470 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
450 |
0.50 |
8.29 |
$ 19.75 |
$ 41,080 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
190 |
0.10 |
1.63 |
$ 18.98 |
$ 39,470 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
180 |
0.13 |
2.14 |
$ 19.30 |
$ 40,150 |
| Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI |
170 |
1.55 |
25.90 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
170 |
0.28 |
4.62 |
$ 14.69 |
$ 30,550 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
130 |
0.03 |
0.48 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
120 |
0.05 |
0.91 |
$ 20.12 |
$ 41,850 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS |
110 |
0.80 |
13.27 |
$ 17.31 |
$ 36,010 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
110 |
0.04 |
0.70 |
$ 17.47 |
$ 36,340 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
100 |
0.93 |
15.43 |
$ 18.84 |
$ 39,180 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI |
170 |
1.55 |
25.90 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
100 |
0.93 |
15.43 |
$ 18.84 |
$ 39,180 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS |
110 |
0.80 |
13.27 |
$ 17.31 |
$ 36,010 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
450 |
0.50 |
8.29 |
$ 19.75 |
$ 41,080 |
| Reno, NV |
70 |
0.32 |
5.27 |
$ 25.47 |
$ 52,980 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA |
50 |
0.30 |
4.95 |
$ 15.16 |
$ 31,540 |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
170 |
0.28 |
4.62 |
$ 14.69 |
$ 30,550 |
| Albuquerque, NM |
70 |
0.19 |
3.16 |
$ 16.53 |
$ 34,370 |
| Tulsa, OK |
80 |
0.18 |
3.08 |
$ 14.65 |
$ 30,470 |
| Colorado Springs, CO |
40 |
0.13 |
2.22 |
$ 15.78 |
$ 32,820 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN |
60 |
0.06 |
0.98 |
$ 34.14 |
$ 71,010 |
| Columbus, OH |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 33.57 |
$ 69,820 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
90 |
0.09 |
1.50 |
$ 25.93 |
$ 53,940 |
| Reno, NV |
70 |
0.32 |
5.27 |
$ 25.47 |
$ 52,980 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
90 |
0.03 |
0.57 |
$ 24.17 |
$ 50,270 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
90 |
0.07 |
1.14 |
$ 22.63 |
$ 47,080 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA |
60 |
0.11 |
1.77 |
$ 22.23 |
$ 46,240 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
50 |
0.05 |
0.84 |
$ 21.96 |
$ 45,670 |
| Topeka, KS |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 20.37 |
$ 42,360 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
120 |
0.05 |
0.91 |
$ 20.12 |
$ 41,850 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators:
About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
