Table 1Transition record

race track operatortobookmaker

A race track operator already meets 33% of what the bookmaker role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From race track operator

33%

Overlap1

To bookmaker

7 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

59.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 59.9

This move: 59.9 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the bookmaker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the race track operator 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 bookmaker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a race track operator 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 4 the bookmaker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 4 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required

required, not held display betting information required
required, not held place bets required
required, not held communicate gambling rules required
required, not held handle customer complaints required
required, not held maximise sales revenues required

02 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held carry out end of day accounts required
required, not held keep task records required

optional, not held work out odds optional

03 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held handle cash flow required

optional, not held manage teamwork optional
optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held assist customers required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a bookmaker 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 mathematics knowledge
already held sports competition information knowledge
already held apply statistical analysis techniques skill
already held remove cheating players skill
already held train employees skill

3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held work out odds optional
optional, not held manage teamwork optional
optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional

13 held skills the bookmaker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse tote reports skill
not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
not needed by the target role calculate tote price skill
not needed by the target role coach employees skill
not needed by the target role configuration of the tote room hardware knowledge
not needed by the target role games rules knowledge
not needed by the target role horse racing regulation knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate tote board skill
not needed by the target role parimutuel betting knowledge
not needed by the target role process data skill
not needed by the target role provide customer follow-up services skill
not needed by the target role set up tote board skill

Index

Other moves recorded from race track operator

Full index of moves from race track operator

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.