Detroit's autoworkers have a new career option amid concern about the long-term viability of their industry. According to the Detroit Free Press, many of them are taking advantage of classes at Casinos Wild of Dearborn that train them how to be casino dealers qualified to work anywhere in the world. The Detroit area alone is home to three large casinos. "I figured 42 years was enough. I wanted to retire in Vegas," longtime auto worker Tom Farell told the paper. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment opportunities for casino workers are projected to grow "much faster than average." The BLS notes that workers will need to be licensed by a regulatory agency and that those with prior training and strong customer service skills will have the best employment prospects. That said, in the short term, casinos are not necessarily recession-proof. The Associated Press recently noted that Atlantic City currently has $7 billion worth of casino projects indefinitely on hold and that gambling revenues had declined in the previous two years after 28 consecutive years of increases. "As bleak as it may look on the local economy with the gaming industry, I know we're going to be all right. Atlantic City is going to soar," said recently elected Mayor Lorenzo Langford.  |