Survey | Fewer employees in gaming industry

At the end of the fourth quarter of 2015, the gaming industry had 56,217 full-time employees, down by 2.7 percent year-on-year, according to the Survey on Manpower Needs and Wages by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC).
The survey indicated that average earnings (excluding bonuses and allowances) of full-time employees was MOP21,630, up by 4.6 percent year-on year. Casinos employed 24,619 dealers, down by 4.4 percent, with their average earnings rising by 4.3 percent.
At the end of the fourth quarter of 2015, the gaming industry had a total of 462 job vacancies, down by 379. Most vacancies were for clerks, service and sales workers, with none for dealers.
In terms of recruitment prerequisites, 42 percent of the positions required prior work experience; 70.6 percent asked for upper secondary or higher education. 88.7 percent and 55.8 percent of all positions required applicants to possess knowledge of Mandarin and English, respectively.
34,527 employees throughout the industry attended vocational training courses provided by their respective companies (some of which had been jointly organized with other institutions), up by 48.2 percent year-on-
year.