Mid-Level

Bingo Manager

At a casino bingo room, charity bingo hall, or specialty bingo operation, you manage the bingo product โ€” supervising callers, runners, and floor staff, managing the session schedule, supporting customers, and the operational work that bingo as a regulated gaming product requires.

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Job markets for Bingo Managers
Employment concentration ยท ~22 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Bingo Manager

Bingo halls and casino bingo rooms run on session structures โ€” daily or evening sessions with set ticket sales, called games, prize payouts, and the player-management work that connects them. The manager supervises the calling staff, manages cash and ticket operations, handles customer issues, supports the marketing and player-club integration, and maintains the regulatory compliance that gaming operations require. Session attendance, hold percentage, and customer retention are the operating measures.

Variance is real: at large casino bingo rooms (especially in markets with significant bingo demographics like the Pacific Northwest and parts of the Midwest) the role runs as a substantial business unit; at charity bingo halls it integrates with nonprofit fundraising operations; at smaller commercial operations the manager wears more hats.

This work fits people who are warm with regular customers (bingo carries a loyal recurring-player base), comfortable with the customer-service intensity bingo generates, and steady through the regulatory-compliance dimension gaming operations carry. Casino-management credentials, gaming-license requirements, and ongoing CE anchor advancement. The trade-off is the evening-and-weekend session schedule typical of bingo operations and the contracting commercial-bingo employment as the demographic ages and player counts have softened.

RelationshipsHigh
IndependenceHigh
Working ConditionsAbove avg
AchievementAbove avg
SupportAbove avg
RecognitionModerate
O*NET Work Values survey
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape โ€” and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
INDUSTRIES PAYING ABOVE AVERAGE
1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Bingo Managers (SOC 11-9071.00), not just this title ยท BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape โ€” helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$52Kโ€“$165K
Salary Range
10th โ€“ 90th percentile
5K
U.S. Employment
+1.2%
10yr Growth
600
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$74K$71K$68K$65K$62K201920202021202220232024$62K$74K
BLS OEWS May 2024 ยท BLS Employment Projections 2024โ€“2034

Skills & Requirements

Management of Personnel ResourcesCritical ThinkingSpeakingMonitoringTime ManagementJudgment and Decision MakingCoordinationActive ListeningComplex Problem SolvingService Orientation
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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) ยท BLS Employment Projections ยท O*NET OnLine
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