The median annual wage for gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators was $31,170 in May 2015. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $21,460, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $50,130.

The median annual wage for security guards was $24,630 in May 2015. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $18,350, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $45,010.

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers usually work in shifts of 8 hours, or longer, with rotating schedules.