Bulk of Majestic Star casino jobs to be filled next yearCasino News

Thursday, June 05, 2008
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The bulk of the hiring for the Pittsburgh casino won't start until early next year, although some senior management jobs will be filled this summer.
Andre Barnabei, vice president of human resources for PITG Gaming LLC, told the gaming implementation task force Tuesday that the casino will start to ramp up its hiring in three to four weeks, but won't fill the bulk of the jobs until 2009 in the months before its scheduled May opening.
Bob Oltmanns, a PITG Gaming spokesman, said the jobs to be filled before the end of the year will be for senior managers and supervisors.
In all, the Majestic Star casino expects to hire 1,000 people to start off, with about 900 of those jobs being full-time with benefits. Salaries are expected to average between $30,000 to $35,000 a year.
The Northside Leadership Conference, in conjunction with Majestic Star, has been sponsoring a series of workshops to provide information and help to people interested in working at the casino.
So far, about 650 people have attended the sessions, Executive Director Mark Fatla said.