Where a odds compiler can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a odds compiler already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Odds compilers are in charge of counting the odds in gambling. They are employed by a bookmaker, betting exchange, lotteries and digital/on-line as well as casinos who set the odds for events (such as sporting outcomes) for customers to place bets on. Apart from pricing markets, they also engage in any activity regarding the trading aspects of gambling, such as monitoring customer accounts and the profitability of their operations. Odds compilers may be required to monitor the financial position the bookmaker is in and adjust their position (and odds) accordingly. They may also be consulted as to whether to accept a bet or not.

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

• gambling quality assurance engineer 37% covered · difficulty 55.7
• lottery operator 31% covered · difficulty 62.1
• bookmaker 29% covered · difficulty 62.2
• gambling games designer 26% covered · difficulty 67.5
• bingo caller 23% covered · difficulty 67.7

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Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a odds compiler already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.