ANZSCO 552311

Bookmakers

Overview

EMPLOYED

430

PART-TIME SHARE

19%

FEMALE SHARE

9%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

38

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

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Summary

Bookmakers determine risk, offer odds and accept bets on the outcome of racing and other events.

Tasks

  • Obtains information on the form of competitors through research, attending race trials and liaising with contacts
  • Offers and varies odds on competitors after considering the type of event, handicaps, weather conditions and odds offered by other Bookmakers
  • Monitors balances of accounts and determines financial risks
  • Reviews, checks, verifies and issues documentation of transactions made
  • Takes bets and debits credit accounts and bank accounts electronically, and receives cash
  • Records and enters bets electronically and in transaction ledgers
  • Monitors amounts of money placed on race entrants
  • Verifies the identity and account balances of betting agency customers
  • Answers betting inquiries over the telephone, via email and in person

ANZSCO Classification

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    Hours worked

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: those who were classified as "Employed, away from work" at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the "Average full-time hours worked per week" denominator.
    Hours worked Bookmakers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 81% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 42 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Bookmakers work in industries like:

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    44.2%

    Victoria

    26.3%

    Queensland

    18.8%

    South Australia

    2.1%

    Tasmania

    0.0%

    Northern Territory

    4.2%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.6%

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age and Gender Bookmakers All Occupations
    Median age 38 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 9% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Bookmakers
    15–19 5.2 0.7
    20–24 9.1 9.3
    25–34 22.7 31.4
    35–44 22.3 27.0
    45–54 20.4 13.3
    55–59 8.8 5.6
    60–64 6.5 3.5
    65 and Over 4.9 10.9

    Education

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
    Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
    Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Bookmakers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 6.0
    Bachelor degree 23.2 32.1
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 6.5
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 7.2
    Year 12 15.9 35.6
    Year 11 4.0 2.3
    Year 10 and below 9.7 5.8
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

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