Table 1Transition record

lottery cashiertobookmaker

A lottery cashier already meets 26% of what the bookmaker role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From lottery cashier

26%

Overlap1

To bookmaker

4 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

65.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 65.4

This move: 65.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the bookmaker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the lottery cashier 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 4 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 lottery cashier background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held communicate gambling rules communication, collaboration and creativity
already held handle cash flow management skills
already held follow ethical code of conduct of gambling assisting and caring
already held keep task records information skills

All 4 carried skills, including the 4 the bookmaker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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 5 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held display betting information required
required, not held place bets required
required, not held handle customer complaints required
required, not held maintain customer service required
required, not held maximise sales revenues required

optional, not held train employees optional

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 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held assist customers required

optional, not held remove cheating players optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held mathematics required

05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held sports competition information required

06 management skills 2 supplementary

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

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 4 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate gambling rules skill
already held follow ethical code of conduct of gambling skill
already held handle cash flow skill
already held keep task records skill

6 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
optional, not held train employees optional

14 held skills the bookmaker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply numeracy skills skill
not needed by the target role carry out inventory control accuracy skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role exchange money for chips skill
not needed by the target role focus on service skill
not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
not needed by the target role games rules knowledge
not needed by the target role legal standards in gambling knowledge
not needed by the target role lottery company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role operate cash register skill
not needed by the target role prevent money laundering in gambling skill
not needed by the target role process payments skill
not needed by the target role show good manners with players 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.