Race track operator to games development manager
A race track operator already meets 19% of what the games development manager role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
73.7/ 100
1 How much of what a games development manager 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 games development manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A games development manager role treats 2 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
- train employees
What stands in the way is 11 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A games development manager 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 games rules business, administration and law
- already held follow ethical code of conduct of gambling assisting and caring
- already held apply knowledge of human behaviour communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held train employees communication, collaboration and creativity
All 4 carried skills, including the 2 the games development manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 13 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 manage gambling hospitality required
- still to learn manage gaming cash desk required
- still to learn manage gaming facilities required
- still to learn manage gambling finances required
- still to learn ensure compliance with policies required
- still to learn lead a team required
- still to learn monitor customer service required
- optional, not held apply change management optional
- still to learn manage gambling game required
- still to learn align efforts towards business development required
- optional, not held apply gaming psychology optional
- still to learn ensure gambling operational standards required
- still to learn responsible gambling required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a games development manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 manage gambling game practise this
- 02 manage gambling hospitality practise this
- 03 manage gaming cash desk 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 4 skills that carry over
- already held follow ethical code of conduct of gambling skill
- already held train employees skill
- already held apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
- already held games rules knowledge
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held apply gaming psychology optional
- optional, not held apply change management optional
16 held skills the games development manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse tote reports skill
- not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques 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 horse racing regulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
- not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- 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 remove cheating players skill
- not needed by the target role set up tote board skill
- not needed by the target role sports competition information knowledge
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn responsible gambling required
Common questions about this move
Can a race track operator become a games development manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A race track operator already covers 19% of what a games development manager is expected to do: 4 skills carry over, 2 of which the games development manager role treats as required.
What skills does a race track operator need to become a games development manager?
11 required skills are missing, plus 2 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is manage gambling game.
How hard is the move from race track operator to games development manager?
Its learning distance is 73.7 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.