How to become a gambling table games dealer
Official title: Gambling table games dealer
Also called: Gaming worker, Casino worker, Croupier, Table games dealer
Gambling table games dealers operate and control table games played at casinos and other gambling establishments. They may calculate and pay out bets.
Main tasks
- Run table games
- Welcome players to gaming tables
- Explain game rules to players
- Answer customer questions
- Calculate winnings and payouts
- Handle bets and gaming transactions
- Check gaming equipment works properly
- Keep gaming records up to date
How to become one
You need to do training to become a table games dealer. You usually don’t need specific NCEA levels for this job. Required: to be over 20 years old; to pass a police check; to complete a training course; to get a Certificate of Approval from the Department of Internal Affairs.
Pay · Past change · AI and this job
- Most common pay: $51,000 to $78,000 a year (median $64,000), a TEC estimate before tax.
- Upper: $101,000 a year
- TEC's pay figures are estimates only. TEC says they must not be used to set pay, in pay negotiations or in visa applications.
- Change in the number of people doing this job between the 2018 and 2023 Censuses: Decrease (TEC). This is past change, not a forecast.
- People employed in the group Gaming Workers: 867 at the 2018 Census and 882 at the 2023 Census (+1.7%). Past change, not a forecast.
- Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Who does this work
- About 480 people did this job at the 2023 Census (TEC).
- In the group Gaming Workers, 48% of workers are female (sex at birth, 2023 Census).
- Where people in the group Gaming Workers work (2023 Census): Auckland 50.3%, Canterbury 12.6%, and Waikato 10.2%.
Related jobs
- Travel guide
- Gambling manager
- Entertainment and recreation manager
- Accommodation manager
- Gambling surveillance officer
- Housekeeping supervisor
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Questions people ask
How do I become a gambling table games dealer?
You need to do training to become a table games dealer. You usually don’t need specific NCEA levels for this job. Required: to be over 20 years old; to pass a police check; to complete a training course; to get a Certificate of Approval from the Department of Internal Affairs.
How much does a gambling table games dealer earn in New Zealand?
The Tertiary Education Commission estimates median pay at $64,000 a year, before tax. Most common pay is $51,000 to $78,000 a year.
Has the number of people working as a gambling table games dealer grown in New Zealand?
It has shrunk: TEC records a decrease in the number of people doing this job between the 2018 and 2023 Censuses. This is past change, not a forecast.
Will AI change the work of a gambling table games dealer?
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Stats NZ (via Figure.NZ): Census totals by topic for individuals 2013, 2018, 2023 (CEN23_TBT_004): employed by occupation, ANZSCO V1.3, summed to unit group (2023 Census (CEN23_TBT_004)), CC BY 4.0 (Stats NZ), CC BY 3.0 NZ (Figure.NZ), retrieved 4 October 2026
- Stats NZ (via Figure.NZ): Census 2023: employed by regional council, occupation (ANZSCO V1.3 unit group) and sex at birth (2023 Census), CC BY 4.0 (Stats NZ), CC BY 3.0 NZ (Figure.NZ), retrieved 4 October 2026
- Tertiary Education Commission (Tahatu Career Navigator): Tahatu career ideas: descriptions, tasks, pay estimates, people employed, employment change 2018 to 2023, entry requirements, registration, interest scores (Site scrape 2026-10 (816 career ideas, sitemap lastmod 2026-10-01)), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
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Updated 4 October 2026