One of a casino owner’s biggest concerns, aside from keeping gamers at the tables, is making sure that those who do win do so legitimately. After all, these gambling havens weren’t built on the housing losing. Because of this surveillance is a top priority.
According to a recent report put out by the U.S. Department of Labor, casino surveillance jobs will increase by 34 percent over the next eight years. The report went on to say that this is actually one of the 30 fastest growing occupations, which will greatly benefit many who are searching for Las Vegas Jobs.
With new technology being introduced, some believe that these Las Vegas surveillance jobs were become higher level positions. Jonathan Fine, the president of Sting Surveillance, says this is due the job becoming more technical. Although technology has made many Las Vegas casino jobs null and void, surveillance continues to grow. Cameras must be maned by human beings, capable of making decision calls that computers are not capable of.
David Schwartz of UNLV’s Center for Gaming Research believes that those who have been in this career longest are usually better due to the fact these individuals have “almost a sixth sense of what’s going on on the casino floor.” Despite this, there are plenty of positions available as gaming facilities are often needed more surveillance staff. Because of this Schwartz says being a casino surveillance officer is a growth area. Those who have handled, in the past, loss prevention or have some law enforcement experience often find that they have a particularly easy time finding Las Vegas jobs in surveillance. Schwartz went on to say that this is the time for those who would like such positions to apply, due to new casinos opening.
With casino openings already scheduled from now until 2009, many much needed Las Vegas jobs should soon be created. In November the area saw yet another increase in the unemployment rate, which rose from 5.1 percent to 5.3 percent, with approximately 51,400 residents unable to find jobs before the end of the month.
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