The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) reported that the average earnings of full-time employees in Macau’s gaming sector, excluding irregular remuneration, reached MOP26,890 ($3,370) in December, reflecting a 6.3 percent increase year-on-year.
The average salary for dealers rose by 2.9 percent to MOP21,470 ($2,691), mainly due to higher wages and increased working hours.
Among gaming sector employees, directors and managers saw the largest salary increase. Their average earnings reached MOP68,900 ($8,636) by the end of December, up from MOP56,390 ($7,068) a year earlier, marking a significant 22.2 percent rise. Meanwhile, salaries for technicians, associate professionals, and clerks—including dealers—rose between 2.3 percent and 2.9 percent.
At the end of the fourth quarter of 2024, the gaming sector employed 52,971 full-time workers, an increase of 1,200, or 2.3 percent, from the previous year. This included 23,618 dealers, representing a rise of 259, or 1.1 percent.
The number of job vacancies in the sector dropped by 147 year-on-year to 253. Clerks accounted for the largest share of openings with 90 positions, followed by directors and managers with 54. Of these vacancies, 64.8 percent required prior work experience, while 62.5 percent only required a senior secondary education or lower.
During the fourth quarter, 1,148 new employees were hired, while 812 left their jobs. The employee recruitment rate rose slightly to 2.2 percent, up by 0.2 percentage point year-on-year.
Meanwhile, the turnover rate fell to 1.5 percent, and the job vacancy rate dropped to 0.5 percent, decreasing by 0.1 and 0.3 percentage point, respectively. This suggests that some previously vacant positions had been filled.
