Floor runner vs sports book writer

The differences between floor runners and sports book writers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a floor runner has an average salary of $30,711, which is higher than the $30,190 average annual salary of a sports book writer.

The top three skills for a floor runner include wine, bartending and machine operation. The most important skills for a sports book writer are cash handling, computer system, and exceptional guest.

Floor runner vs sports book writer overview

	Floor Runner	Sports Book Writer
Yearly salary	$30,711	$30,190
Hourly rate	$14.76	$14.51
Growth rate	17%	17%
Number of jobs	30,038	11,638
Job satisfaction	2	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Floor runner vs sports book writer salary

Floor runners and sports book writers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Floor Runner	Sports Book Writer
Average salary	$30,711	$30,190
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $39,000	Between $23,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between floor runner and sports book writer education

There are a few differences between a floor runner and a sports book writer in terms of educational background:

	Floor Runner	Sports Book Writer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Floor runner vs sports book writer demographics

Here are the differences between floor runners' and sports book writers' demographics:

	Floor Runner	Sports Book Writer
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 51.8% Female, 48.2%	Male, 61.1% Female, 38.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% Asian, 10.9% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.9%	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 14.8% White, 55.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.4%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between floor runner and sports book writer duties and responsibilities

Floor runner example responsibilities.

Manage top prize payouts, involving large amounts of funds being transfer across the gaming floor.
Stock shelves, check prices, sack groceries get carts, office work work a chash register.
Used POS regularly, serve all guests drinks and snacks in a timely matter, stock and clean at each shift.
Execute grain futures orders for special accounts that require extraordinary attention to detail as well as personalized service.
Answer basic customer questions concerning gaming machines base on basic understanding of payout and machine operations.

Sports book writer example responsibilities.

Used POS regularly, serve all guests drinks and snacks in a timely matter, stock and clean at each shift.
Stock shelves, check prices, sack groceries get carts, office work work a chash register.

Floor runner vs sports book writer skills

Common floor runner skills

Wine, 13%
Bartending, 11%
Machine Operation, 10%
Math, 9%
Basic Math, 9%
Casino Floor, 9%

Common sports book writer skills

Cash Handling, 40%
Computer System, 23%
Exceptional Guest, 19%
Customer Service, 15%
MTL, 3%

Updated January 8, 2025

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