Table 1Transition record

bookmakertorace track operator

A bookmaker already meets 30% of what the race track operator role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From bookmaker

30%

Overlap1

To race track operator

7 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

67.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 67.8

This move: 67.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the race track operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the bookmaker profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A race track operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a bookmaker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held remove cheating players assisting and caring
already held sports competition information social sciences, journalism and information
already held follow ethical code of conduct of gambling assisting and caring
already held apply statistical analysis techniques information skills
already held maintain customer service communication, collaboration and creativity
already held mathematics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 7 carried skills, including the 3 the race track operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information skills 3 required

required, not held analyse tote reports required
required, not held calculate tote price required
required, not held process data required

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held operate tote board required
required, not held maintain equipment required

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held parimutuel betting required

optional, not held games rules optional

04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required

required, not held configuration of the tote room hardware required

05 services 1 required

required, not held horse racing regulation required

06 working with computers 1 required

required, not held set up tote board required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a race track operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held follow ethical code of conduct of gambling skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held sports competition information knowledge
already held apply statistical analysis techniques skill
already held mathematics knowledge
already held remove cheating players skill
already held train employees skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
optional, not held coach employees optional

08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held provide customer follow-up services optional

4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held games rules optional
optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
optional, not held coach employees optional
optional, not held provide customer follow-up services optional

12 held skills the race track operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assist customers skill
not needed by the target role carry out end of day accounts skill
not needed by the target role communicate gambling rules skill
not needed by the target role display betting information skill
not needed by the target role handle cash flow skill
not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role manage teamwork skill
not needed by the target role maximise sales revenues skill
not needed by the target role place bets skill
not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees skill
not needed by the target role work out odds skill

4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held configuration of the tote room hardware required
required, not held horse racing regulation required
required, not held parimutuel betting required
optional, not held games rules optional

Index

Other moves recorded from bookmaker

Full index of moves from bookmaker

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.