The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) released survey results of Manpower Needs and Wages of the Gaming Sector for the fourth quarter of 2012. Survey coverage excludes junket promoters and junket associates.

At the end of the fourth quarter of 2012, the Gaming Sector had 54,835 employees, up by 9.2% year-on-year. An analysis by occupation indicated that 23,895 were dealers, an increase of 6.9%, and 14,696 were hard & soft count clerks, cage cashiers, pit bosses, casino floorpersons, betting service operators, etc., up by 8.9%.

In December 2012, average earnings (excluding bonuses and allowances) of full-time employees reached MOP18,040, up by 7.9% year-on-year. Average earnings amounted to MOP15,990 for dealers, MOP21,890 for hard & soft count clerks, cage cashiers, pit bosses, casino floorpersons, betting service operators, etc. and MOP12,180 for casino & slot machine attendants, security guards, surveillance room operators, etc., up by 8.8%, 5.4% and 11.4% respectively year-on-year.

Job vacancies totalled 2,144 at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012, down by 130 year-on-year. There were 1,209 vacancies for dealers, down by 295. Hard & soft count clerks, cage cashiers, pit bosses, casino floorpersons, betting service operators, etc., had 393 vacant posts, an increase of 195.

In terms of recruitment prerequisites, 68.6% of the vacancies required working experience; 63.2% required junior secondary and 23.3% required senior secondary education. Besides Cantonese, other preferred language skills were Mandarin (92.4%) and English (85.2%).

A total of 2,838 new employees were hired in the fourth quarter of 2012, and the employee recruitment rate stood at 5.3%, down by 5.5 percentage points year-on-year. Decrease in the employee turnover rate (3.8%) and the job vacancy rate (3.8%), by 2.8 and 0.6 percentage points respectively, indicated that human resources of the Gaming Sector were more stable compared with 2011.