Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners
The short answer
This job is less likely to change much. Most of the work is the kind AI can't help with. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 52 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second least exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. Most of what it involves isn't the kind of work AI can take over.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a quarter of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second least exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
This job is in the second least exposed fifth of New York jobs for AI exposure. The tasks below show why: most of what it involves is work AI can't simply take over.
AI can help with or automate about 33% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Compare the house hand with players' hands to determine the winner.
AI could do much of this on its own
Start gaming equipment that randomly selects numbered balls and announce winning numbers and colors.
AI could do much of this on its own
Compute and verify amounts won or lost, paying out winnings or referring patrons to workers, such as gaming cashiers, so that winnings can be collected.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Record the number of tickets cashed and the amount paid out after each race or event.
AI could do much of this on its own
Answer questions about game rules or casino policies.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Conduct gambling tables or games, such as dice, roulette, cards, or keno, and ensure that game rules are followed.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Operate games in which players bet that a ball will come to rest in a particular slot on a rotating wheel, performing actions such as spinning the wheel and releasing the ball.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Exchange paper currency for playing chips or coins.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Open or close cash floats or game tables.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Pay off or move bets as established by game rules and procedures.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Jobs you could switch to
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Gambling Dealers
Very similar workslightly less pay392 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job nowPays slightly less—$52,143 vs your $56,131 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a high school diploma or equivalent, plus short-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes up to about a year.
Skills you already have
- Customer and Personal Service
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Mathematics
- Near Vision
Your current skills largely cover this move.