Also called: Gambling Surveillance Officers
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators build judgment and decision making, social perceptiveness and complex problem solving skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers (87%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers | 87% | $55,940 | +29% | None |
| 2 | Gambling Managers | 83% | $93,220 | +115% | None |
| 3 | First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers | 82% | $63,820 | +47% | None |
| 4 | Office Clerks, General | 78% | $45,010 | +4% | None |
| 5 | Tellers | 77% | $43,030 | −1% | None |
| 6 | Billing and Posting Clerks | 76% | $48,500 | +12% | None |
| 7 | Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 76% | $50,340 | +16% | None |
| 8 | File Clerks | 76% | $43,600 | +1% | None |
| 9 | Data Entry Keyers | 75% | $41,340 | −5% | None |
| 10 | Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 75% | $38,630 | −11% | None |
Compared with Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators, median $43,370. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as gambling surveillance officers and gambling investigators (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
87% skill match · $55,940 · +29% pay
Management of Personnel Resources · Equipment Maintenance · Management of Financial Resources
83% skill match · $93,220 · +115% pay
Management of Personnel Resources · Service Orientation · Management of Material Resources
82% skill match · $63,820 · +47% pay
Service Orientation · Management of Personnel Resources · Equipment Maintenance
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers (87% skill match, median $55,940), Gambling Managers (83% skill match, median $93,220) and First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers (82% skill match, median $63,820), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 20 pay more than gambling surveillance officers and gambling investigators at the median. The biggest increases: Postmasters and Mail Superintendents (+123%, $96,660), Gambling Managers (+115%, $93,220) and First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers (+47%, $63,820).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.