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How much do casino dealer jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 4, 2026, the average hourly pay for casino dealer in Rio Rancho, NM is $17.29, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $14.23 and $17.88 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a casino dealer?

Casino Dealers are professionals who operate table games in casinos, such as blackjack, poker, roulette, and baccarat. They are responsible for dealing cards, managing bets, enforcing game rules, and ensuring fair play. In addition to running the games, Casino Dealers interact with players, answer questions, and provide a welcoming environment. Their role requires strong customer service skills, quick math abilities, and a good understanding of gaming regulations.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a casino dealer, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Casino Dealer, you need a solid understanding of casino games, strong math skills, and typically a high school diploma or equivalent. Familiarity with gaming tables, card shuffling machines, and sometimes casino management systems is important, and some dealers obtain certification from gaming schools. Excellent customer service, attention to detail, and the ability to remain calm under pressure are standout soft skills in this role. These skills ensure fair play, regulatory compliance, and a positive experience for casino patrons.

What are some common challenges that casino dealers face during their shifts?

Casino Dealers often encounter challenges such as managing fast-paced environments, maintaining accuracy under pressure, and handling difficult or upset patrons professionally. Dealers must remain attentive to ensure fair play while efficiently managing chips, payouts, and game rules, all of which require strong focus and quick mental math. Additionally, they must work as part of a team with floor supervisors and other staff to ensure smooth operations and address any disputes or irregularities promptly.

What is the difference between Casino Dealer vs Casino Floor Supervisor?

AspectCasino DealerCasino Floor Supervisor
CredentialsHigh school diploma, dealer certification, card handling skillsExperience as a dealer, leadership skills, sometimes additional supervisory certifications
Work EnvironmentTable games, fast-paced casino floor, direct interaction with playersCasino floor, overseeing dealers, managing operations, ensuring game integrity
Employer & Industry UsageCasinos, gaming establishments
Common Search & ComparisonCasino DealerCasino Floor Supervisor

The main difference between a Casino Dealer and a Casino Floor Supervisor is their role and responsibilities. Dealers focus on operating table games and interacting directly with players, while Floor Supervisors oversee multiple dealers, manage game operations, and ensure compliance. Both roles require experience in the casino industry, but Supervisors typically have additional leadership skills and experience.

How much do casino dealers make a year?

Casino dealers typically earn an average annual salary ranging from $20,000 to $40,000, depending on location, experience, and tips. Many dealers supplement their income with tips from players, which can significantly increase overall earnings. Salaries can vary based on the casino's size and the dealer's skill level.

Is it hard to be a casino dealer in a casino?

Being a casino dealer requires strong attention to detail, good communication skills, and the ability to handle fast-paced environments. The job involves learning specific game rules, maintaining professionalism, and often working irregular hours, which can be challenging for some individuals.

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Infographic showing various Casino Dealer job openings in Rio Rancho, NM as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 89% Full Time, 9% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 90% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 7% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $35,956 per year, or $17.3 per hour.

FIRST COOK - GOVERNOR'S ROOM

Sandia Resort and Casino

Albuquerque, NM • On-site

$19.62 - $22.08/hr

Full-time

Posted 8 days ago


Key responsibilities

  • Assist the Sous Chef/Banquet Chef with training line cooks, preparing work schedules, and managing daily food production to meet cover forecasts.

  • Oversee food preparation to ensure quality, consistency, and adherence to standards, including proper presentation, taste, and safety requirements.

  • Maintain cleanliness and organization of kitchen workstations and storage areas, and ensure compliance with safety and sanitation standards.


Sandia Resort & Casino rating

8.4

Company rating: 8.4 out of 10

Based on 6 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

16th of 164 rated casinos


Job description

Position Summary
Lead and manage culinary operations for food venues under limited supervision, ensure high quality food preparation, adherence to standards, display, storage, and exceptional guest experiences
Our philosophy is built on the principles of integrity, fairness, collaboration, communication, and recognition for performance excellence. Meeting all performance standards leads to attracting and retaining a qualified workforce, provides opportunities for qualified team members, and contributes towards the ongoing success of the Pueblo of Sandia today and in the future.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
  1. Assists the Sous Chef/Banquet Chef with the training of line cooks, and with the preparation of weekly work schedules, and daily break schedules for the pantry staff, daily food production schedule (conforming to cover forecast), and work assignments, ensure kitchen recipes are followed preparation and storeroom requisition preparation to maintain par levels.
  2. Assures that all kitchen staff works in a sanitary, safe and productive manner, adheres to our standard recipes and plating instructions and prepares quality food, in a timely fashion conforming to the daily production schedule for appetizers, salads, soups, sauces, entrée items, vegetables.
  3. Assures that all food going out on the service line is excellent regarding preparation, taste and presentation. Oversee food preparation processes to maintain consistency, quality, and adherence to standards.
  4. Assures that all kitchen employees co-operate with both other kitchen employees as well as restaurant service employees, to assure the best guest service possible.
  5. Assures that all kitchen workstations and storage areas are always kept in clean and orderly condition. Assigns daily cleaning tasks to kitchen staff.
  6. Advises the Sous Chef/Banquet Chef of any necessary equipment repairs and follows up that repairs are done in a timely manner.
  7. Ensures proper temperature requirements are maintained, and temperature logs are completed.
  8. Ensures personnel maintain the highest standard of personnel personal sanitation.
  9. Investigates and resolves customer guest complaints about food quality/service and informs the Sous Chef/Banquet Chef of guest complaints.
  10. Responsible for the opening and closing of the kitchen as necessary.
  11. Knowledge of proper safe handling temperatures of food products.
  12. Ensure safety gloves and latex food preparation gloves are worn when appropriate.
  13. Ensures the correct amount of food is prepared. Does not overproduce to protect against waste.
  14. Performs additional duties and responsibilities as necessary or assigned.
  15. Punctual and regular attendance is an essential responsibility for all team members and are expected to report to work based upon the assigned schedule each day in accordance with the attendance Policy for Pueblo of Sandia.

Additional Responsibilities
  1. Builds a professional relationship with all team members and work associates, while supporting a strong collaborative work environment.
  2. Cooperates with other team members, reinforcing a culture of mutual respect, honesty, and Integrity.

Key Performance Indicators
This position has Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) identified as a measurement of success. KPI's will be shared with all team members who work in this job title and feedback will be provided regarding the successful completion of the KPI's as part of the performance review process.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  1. Knowledge of culinary techniques, food preparation methods, flavor profile, create high quality dishes for banquet events.
  2. Skills in developing diverse and customizable banquet menus, dietary preferences, culinary trends.
  3. Ability to lead and motivate a team, delegate tasks effectively, and foster a collaborative and positive work environment.
  4. Strong organizational skills to coordinate banquet events, from menu planning to execution, ensuring seamless operation.
  5. Strong verbal and written communication skills conveying information clearly and professionally.
  6. Ability to supervise and direct the work of cooks and other kitchen staff as assigned.
  7. Ability to exercise sound personnel management practices while illustrating firm dispositions in dealing with employee issues.
  8. Flexibility to work in a fast pace, dynamic environment with changing priorities and diverse clientele, adapting to different event requirements and challenges.
  9. Ability to write and prepare standard reports and documents.
  10. Knowledge of buffet line operations.
  11. Knowledge of minimum temperature requirements for food/drink preservation.
  12. Knowledge of Casino purchasing requirements and regulations desirable.
  13. Knowledge of Tribal, Federal, State and local sanitary regulations regarding the preparation, maintenance, storage and sales of food/drink products.

Education and Experience
Required:
  1. Two (2) years food preparation experience in a restaurant or food service capacity including one (1) year of supervisory experience.

License/Certifications/Registrations
  1. Must successfully complete the New Mexico Food Handlers course upon.
  2. Must be able to successfully pass a stringent background investigation.
  3. Will require a pre-employment and random drug screening.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions
The following selected physical activities are required to perform the essential functions of this position
Physical Requirement
Description
Crouching
Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
Feeling
Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
Finger Dexterity
Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
Grasping
Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
Hearing
Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
Kneeling
Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
Lifting
Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
Pulling
Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.
Pushing
Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
Reaching
Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
Seeing
The ability to perceive the nature of objects by the eye.
Walking
Job requirements include, in the performance of duties, walking throughout the work area, on various work surfaces throughout internal or external locations.
Standing
Particularly for sustained periods of time.
Stooping
Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
Talking
Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
Working Conditions Required:
  1. Work is performed indoors and outdoors. Outdoor work is subject to extreme temperatures and inclement weather conditions.
  2. Must be able to work a flexible schedule including weekends and holidays.
  3. Work hours are subject to change with overtime work required.
  4. Subject to hazards, which may cause personal bodily harm; smoke, common colds, influenza, dust, odors and elevated noise levels.
  5. Tasks may be performed on uneven, inclined, hard and soft-carpeted floors, outdoor surfaces, cement structures and surfaces.
  6. Duties may involve walking, standing for long periods of time, sitting and crouching.
  7. Specific required movements include the following:
      • Trunk - bend, twist, rotate, push, pull, carry
      • Arms - reach, carry, lift, twist, and rotate
      • Legs - lift, push, pull, twist, and rotate
      • Hands - Grasp, manipulate bilateral coordination, hand and eye coordination, and overall and finger dexterity.
  8. Requires the ability to lift 50lbs.

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