Cage supervisor vs professional poker player

The differences between cage supervisors and professional poker players can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a cage supervisor, becoming a professional poker player takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a professional poker player has an average salary of $49,943, which is higher than the $28,878 average annual salary of a cage supervisor.

The top three skills for a cage supervisor include excellent guest, guest service and direct supervision. The most important skills for a professional poker player are statistical analysis, risk management, and financial decisions.

Cage supervisor vs professional poker player overview

	Cage Supervisor	Professional Poker Player
Yearly salary	$28,878	$49,943
Hourly rate	$13.88	$24.01
Growth rate	17%	36%
Number of jobs	1,511	43,553
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Average age	47	36
Years of experience	2	6

Cage supervisor vs professional poker player salary

Cage supervisors and professional poker players have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cage Supervisor	Professional Poker Player
Average salary	$28,878	$49,943
Salary range	Between $16,000 And $49,000	Between $23,000 And $105,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between cage supervisor and professional poker player education

There are a few differences between a cage supervisor and a professional poker player in terms of educational background:

	Cage Supervisor	Professional Poker Player
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cage supervisor vs professional poker player demographics

Here are the differences between cage supervisors' and professional poker players' demographics:

	Cage Supervisor	Professional Poker Player
Average age	47	36
Gender ratio	Male, 34.8% Female, 65.2%	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.0% Asian, 8.7% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.1%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Asian, 3.7% White, 72.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between cage supervisor and professional poker player duties and responsibilities

Cage supervisor example responsibilities.

Verify large cash transactions, fill and balance all ATM's and cash kiosk machines.
Exchange TITO vouches and chips for currency.
Balance ATM's and reconcile end of month reports for audit.
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Fill out all IRS forms and make sure payouts are accurately disperse.
Use problem-solving skills to balance vault and ATM"s when out of balance.

Professional poker player example responsibilities.

Manage a room of multiple poker and blackjack games.
Study and apply basketball fundamentals and utilize mass communication techniques in advancing media and public relations.
Study and apply basketball fundamentals and utilize mass communication techniques in advancing media and public relations.

Cage supervisor vs professional poker player skills

Common cage supervisor skills

Excellent Guest, 12%
Guest Service, 10%
Direct Supervision, 9%
Customer Service, 6%
Disciplinary Actions, 5%
Internal Controls, 4%

Common professional poker player skills

Statistical Analysis, 24%
Risk Management, 21%
Financial Decisions, 8%
Data Analysis, 8%
ROI, 8%
Cashes, 7%

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