In June, the average earnings of full-time employees in the gaming sector stood at MOP16,460 (US$2,058), up by 7.0 percent year-on-year. According to data from the Statistics and Census Service, average earnings of dealers increased by 7.1 percent to MOP14,560 and that of hard and soft count clerks, cage cashiers, pit bosses, casino floorpersons and betting service operators rose by 8.2 percent to MOP20,420. Average earnings of casino and slot machine attendants, security guards and surveillance room operators amounted to MOP10,560, up by 5.4 percent year-on-year. At the end of the second quarter of 2011, the gaming sector had 47,300 employees, up by 7.9 percent year-on-year, of which 20,800 were dealers, up by 11.4 percent. By end-June, the number of vacancies in the gaming sector reached 2,142 (800 for dealers).
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