Race track operator to bookmaker
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.
59.9/ 100
1 How much of what a bookmaker is expected to do is already part of a race track operator’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the bookmaker role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A bookmaker role treats 4 of its required skills as things a race track operator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- follow ethical code of conduct of gambling
- maintain customer service
- mathematics
- sports competition information
What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
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.
- 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 · What you may need to learn
The 12 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn display betting information required
- still to learn place bets required
- still to learn communicate gambling rules required
- still to learn handle customer complaints required
- still to learn maximise sales revenues required
- still to learn carry out end of day accounts required
- still to learn keep task records required
- optional, not held work out odds optional
- still to learn handle cash flow required
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
- still to learn assist customers required
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.
- 01 assist customers practise this
- 02 display betting information practise this
- 03 place bets practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- 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
- 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
- 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
Common questions about this move
Can a race track operator become a bookmaker?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A race track operator already covers 33% of what a bookmaker is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 4 of which the bookmaker role treats as required.
What skills does a race track operator need to become a bookmaker?
9 required skills are missing, plus 3 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is assist customers.
How hard is the move from race track operator to bookmaker?
Its learning distance is 59.9 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.