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A casino pit boss already meets 26% of what the gaming dealer role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 75 of 100 · career change
1 Share of the gaming dealer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the casino pit boss 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 · What you already bring
Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A gaming dealer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a casino pit boss background worth leading with.
- already held attract gamers communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held follow safety precautions in a gaming room assisting and caring
- already held casino game rules business, administration and law
- already held casino policies business, administration and law
- already held follow ethical code of conduct of gambling assisting and caring
- already held show diplomacy communication, collaboration and creativity
All 6 carried skills, including the 6 the gaming dealer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 23 missing skills fall into 5 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.
- required, not held deal cards required
- required, not held participate in games for player distribution required
- required, not held redistribute wagered money required
- required, not held conduct gambling games required
- required, not held identify customer's needs required
- required, not held operate games required
- required, not held report to gaming manager required
- required, not held communicate with customers required
- required, not held promote company required
- required, not held train dealers in gaming required
- optional, not held compute results of games optional
- optional, not held apply gaming psychology optional
- optional, not held exchange money for chips optional
- optional, not held place bets optional
- optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
- optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
- required, not held show good manners with players required
- required, not held focus on service required
- optional, not held deal with public optional
- required, not held maintain game area required
- required, not held responsible gambling required
- optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
- optional, not held process payments optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a gaming dealer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 deal cards skill · occupation specific
- 02 maintain game area skill · occupation specific
- 03 participate in games for player distribution skill · occupation specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held attract gamers skill
- already held casino game rules knowledge
- already held casino policies knowledge
- already held follow ethical code of conduct of gambling skill
- already held follow safety precautions in a gaming room skill
- already held show diplomacy skill
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held compute results of games optional
- optional, not held apply gaming psychology optional
- optional, not held deal with public optional
- optional, not held exchange money for chips optional
- optional, not held place bets optional
- optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
- optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
- optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
- optional, not held process payments optional
16 held skills the gaming dealer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
- not needed by the target role apply numeracy skills skill
- not needed by the target role carry out active selling skill
- not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with gaming laws skill
- not needed by the target role handle game complaints skill
- not needed by the target role inspect casino floor skill
- not needed by the target role maintain gaming equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role monitor casino client satisfaction skill
- not needed by the target role monitor casino finances skill
- not needed by the target role monitor check-out point skill
- not needed by the target role remove cheating players skill
- not needed by the target role schedule gaming tables skill
- not needed by the target role sell gaming activities in casino skill
- not needed by the target role supervise casino staff skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held responsible gambling required
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.