Table 1Transition record

betting managertobookmaker

A betting manager already meets 42% of what the bookmaker role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From betting manager

42%

Overlap1

To bookmaker

7 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

52.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 52.2

This move: 52.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the bookmaker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the betting manager 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 betting manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held display betting information communication, collaboration and creativity
already held place bets communication, collaboration and creativity
already held assist customers assisting and caring
already held keep task records information skills
already held handle customer complaints communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain customer service communication, collaboration and creativity

All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the bookmaker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 6 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 2 required

required, not held communicate gambling rules required
required, not held maximise sales revenues required

02 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held carry out end of day accounts required

optional, not held work out odds optional
optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques 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, 1 supplementary

required, not held follow ethical code of conduct of gambling required

optional, not held remove cheating players optional

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held mathematics required

06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held sports competition information 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 assist customers skill
already held display betting information skill
already held handle customer complaints skill
already held keep task records skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held place bets skill
already held train employees skill

5 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 remove cheating players optional
optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional

33 held skills the bookmaker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting knowledge
not needed by the target role achieve sales targets skill
not needed by the target role advise on betting skill
not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
not needed by the target role betting knowledge
not needed by the target role betting legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role customer service knowledge
not needed by the target role follow betting strategies skill
not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage logistics skill
not needed by the target role manage profitability skill
not needed by the target role manage recreational facility skill
not needed by the target role manage securities skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role measure customer feedback skill
not needed by the target role monitor customer behaviour skill
not needed by the target role organise labour skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role produce statistical financial records skill
not needed by the target role promote company skill
not needed by the target role recognise indicators of problem betting skill
not needed by the target role recreation activities knowledge
not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
not needed by the target role represent the organisation skill
not needed by the target role schedule recreation facilities skill
not needed by the target role set organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role supervise betting operations skill
not needed by the target role supervise betting shop staff skill
not needed by the target role supervise daily information operations skill
not needed by the target role work in an organised manner skill

2 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 mathematics required
required, not held sports competition information required

Index

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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.