Mid-Level

Dice Manager

On a casino floor, you manage the dice-game operation — primarily craps but sometimes including other dice-based games (sic bo, other variants) — supervising dealers and stickmen, managing pit operations, handling game-protection work, and the operational management dice tables involve.

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Job markets for Dice Managers
Employment concentration · ~22 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Dice Manager

Dice-game management runs on the operational complexity of fast-paced dice play with multiple bet types — managing the rotation of dealers around craps tables, supervising payouts on complex propositions, watching for game-protection issues (dice manipulation, late betting, payout disputes), and the player-interaction dynamics that dice tables generate. The manager works between dealers, pit operations, surveillance, and players. Hold percentages, game-protection metrics, and operational outcomes are the operating measures.

Variance is real: at major casinos with substantial craps volume the dice-manager role runs as a specialty within pit operations; at regional casinos the role often combines with other table-game management; at specialty dice operations (sic bo at some Asian-market casinos) the work narrows to specific game variants. The mathematical-complexity dimension of craps in particular requires deep familiarity with bet types, payouts, and the surveillance-relevant patterns that game protection involves.

This role fits people who are mathematically grounded with dice-game bet structures, energetic enough for the table dynamics, and steady around the game-protection work dice tables require. Gaming-license requirements, casino-management credentials, and ongoing CE anchor advancement. The trade-off is the late-night casino schedule and the regulatory-compliance weight gaming-supervisory positions carry.

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 — 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 Dice Managers (SOC 11-9071.00), not just this title · 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 — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$52K–$165K
Salary Range
10th – 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 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

Management of Personnel ResourcesCritical ThinkingMonitoringSpeakingTime ManagementSocial PerceptivenessJudgment and Decision MakingService OrientationCoordinationActive Listening
O*NET OnLine · Bureau of Labor Statistics
11-9071.00

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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) · BLS Employment Projections · O*NET OnLine
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