For the vast majority of people, I think that is the case. Even those fairly high up in industry and government (VPs, possibly some State representatives, e.g.) are likely not aware there is anything like "The Cabal" as an actual organization pulling the strings.

In entertainment I think it changes a fair bit. They have so many ties to Satanism, sex cults, and the intelligence agencies (C_A, MI6, Mossad), that anyone who is on the "A List" is almost certainly well aware of exactly who they work for. Such A-listers especially seem to be A-listers precisely because they sign a contract in blood (that's probably literally true).

I think the vast majority of people at the very top of industry and government likewise are very well aware who the Cabal is, and that they are acting agents of the control group. Indeed, anyone who is sufficiently high up, such as on a "Board of Directors" of any major corporation, school, government agency, Trust, Foundation, NGO, etc. only has that position because they are the Cabal. Same for all CEOs.

On the other side, I don't think you have to be at the top to "know how things really work". I think that there are plenty of local judges, town mayors, and city council members that are themselves burgeoning or full fledged members of The Cabal.

I think the groups that have the highest percentage of "Cabal" members, or at least "in the know" (and thus under the blackmail control system) are Boards of Directors/CEOs and Judges (all levels) at the top of the list, followed closely by the intelligence community and A-lister entertainment, then US Senate, US House, Top level military and the media talking heads.