Bookmaker
What the work is
Determines risk, offers odds, and accepts bets on the outcome of racing and other events.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Determines risk and sets odds for various racing and other events
- Accepts bets from customers and records details of each transaction
- Calculates and pays out winnings to customers
- Monitors and manages betting activity to ensure compliance with regulations and policies
- Provides information and advice to customers regarding betting options and strategies
- Maintains accurate records of bets, payments and financial transactions
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a collections team at a credit agency, and a betting counter at a country racecourse. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- Someone who was dreading your call says thank you after you agreed a plan together
- A debt that seemed impossible is paid off, step by step
- You help a customer step back from a bet they were about to place in a bad moment
Hard days
- A person is angry and frightened and you are the voice on the other end
- A debtor cannot be found, and the file has to be kept moving
- Being asked to push harder on someone when you think a gentler way will work
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 549132, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.