MGM Casino In Springfield Has 3,000 Job Openings

SPRINGFIELD (CBS) – MGM Springfield is hiring 3,000 people ahead of its opening in the fall.

The $950 million dollar casino is currently under construction.

"We're going to have approximately 2,200 of the 3,000 will be full-time positions and depending on the position really depends on experience, so we're averaging $40,000 to $45,000 across the entire campus," Marikate Murren, vice president of human resources at MGM Springfield, told Western Mass News.

There are a wide range of jobs, including table game dealers, food and drink service, retail, hotel services, human resources, and marketing.

MGM hopes to have everyone hired a few weeks before the casino opens.

For more information on the jobs, visit mgmspringfield.com.