casino pit bosstogaming inspector
A casino pit boss already meets 17% of what the gaming inspector role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.
17%
81.5/ 100
1 Share of the gaming inspector 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.
Why this move works
A gaming inspector role treats 4 of its required skills as things a casino pit boss already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- casino game rules
- company policies
- follow ethical code of conduct of gambling
- maintain gaming equipment
What stands in the way is 17 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 gaming inspector 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 maintain gaming equipment constructing
- already held casino game rules business, administration and law
- already held follow ethical code of conduct of gambling assisting and caring
- already held company policies business, administration and law
All 4 carried skills, including the 4 the gaming inspector role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 7 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 control games required
- required, not held conduct gambling games required
- required, not held identify customer's needs required
- required, not held supervise game operations required
- required, not held adapt to changing situations required
- required, not held communicate with customers required
- required, not held demonstrate games required
- required, not held train dealers in gaming required
- optional, not held apply gaming psychology optional
- optional, not held operate games optional
- optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
- required, not held staff game shifts required
- required, not held supervise staff required
- optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
- optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
- required, not held games rules required
- required, not held legal standards in gambling required
- optional, not held quality standards optional
- required, not held deal with public required
- required, not held show good manners with players required
- required, not held report gaming incidents required
- optional, not held adapt developed game to the market optional
- optional, not held respect cultural preferences optional
- required, not held assertiveness required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a gaming inspector role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 control games skill · occupation specific
- 02 staff game shifts skill · occupation specific
- 03 assertiveness knowledge · sector specific
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 casino game rules knowledge
- already held company policies knowledge
- already held follow ethical code of conduct of gambling skill
- already held maintain gaming equipment skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- required, not held responsible gambling required
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held adapt developed game to the market optional
- optional, not held apply gaming psychology optional
- optional, not held operate games optional
- optional, not held respect cultural preferences optional
- optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
- optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
- optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
18 held skills the gaming inspector 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 attract gamers skill
- not needed by the target role carry out active selling skill
- not needed by the target role casino policies knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with gaming laws skill
- not needed by the target role follow safety precautions in a gaming room 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 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 show diplomacy skill
- not needed by the target role supervise casino staff skill
5 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 assertiveness required
- required, not held games rules required
- required, not held legal standards in gambling required
- required, not held responsible gambling required
- optional, not held quality standards optional
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.