Casinos like to promote from within. The best way to advance your career is to get your foot in the door and then look for additional opportunities of interest to you. It is important to note, that there are no hard and fast rules for climbing the career ladder in the gaming industry. While work performance is important, advancement in many jobs is based on experience, education, training, employee attitude, customer service, and of course, individual career aspirations.
Some individuals advance their careers by locating similar positions in larger or more prestigious casinos. This results in increased responsibilities and earnings. Individuals may also climb the career ladder by obtaining experience and becoming credit supervisors, an assistant director of casino credit, or the director of casino credit.
Many casinos offer in-house executive training programs for employees interested in climbing the career ladder by moving into higher level casino management positions. Information on opportunities such as this are generally disseminated via internal employee communications or through the human resources department.
The University of Nevada-Las Vegas-International Gaming Institute also offers annual programs of interest to individuals interested in advancing their career and increasing their capacity to lead and manage. Check out more about this program online at (http://gaming.unr.edu/edp/index.html).
- Baggage Porters and Bellhops
- Bartenders
- Cage Cashiers
- Casino Managers
- Cooks and Chefs
- Dealers
- Directors of Casino Security
- Food Service Workers
- Gaming Occupations
- Hosts/Hostesses
- Hotel and Motel Managers
- Hotel Concierges
- Hotel Desk Clerks
- Hotel Executive Housekeepers
- Hotel Restaurant Managers
- Online Gambling Specialists
- Pit Bosses
- Resort Workers
- Spa Attendants
- Spa Managers