ANZSCO 561111

Betting Agency Counter Clerks

Overview

EMPLOYED

600

PART-TIME SHARE

60%

FEMALE SHARE

62%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

52

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

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Summary

Betting Agency Counter Clerks record and process customer bets, payments and payouts over the counter at betting agencies, for horse and dog racing, and other sports and events.

Tasks

  • Takes bets and debits credit accounts and bank accounts electronically, as well as receiving cash
  • Records and enters bets electronically and in transaction ledgers
  • Issues tickets and prepares summaries of transactions
  • Monitors amounts of money placed on race entrants
  • Checks details and numbers on winning betting tickets against those in betting ledgers and electronic records, and pays out money on winning tickets
  • 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 Betting Agency Counter Clerks All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 40% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 40 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Betting Agency Counter Clerks 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

    30.8%

    Victoria

    27.0%

    Queensland

    14.2%

    South Australia

    4.5%

    Tasmania

    1.3%

    Northern Territory

    6.7%

    Australian Capital Territory

    0.5%

    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 Betting Agency Counter Clerks All Occupations
    Median age 52 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 62% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Betting Agency Counter Clerks
    15–19 5.2 0.5
    20–24 9.1 9.2
    25–34 22.7 14.4
    35–44 22.3 13.1
    45–54 20.4 16.8
    55–59 8.8 8.7
    60–64 6.5 11.9
    65 and Over 4.9 23.5

    Education

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    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 Betting Agency Counter Clerks
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 2.5
    Bachelor degree 23.2 12.9
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 5.9
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 12.4
    Year 12 15.9 28.1
    Year 11 4.0 10.1
    Year 10 and below 9.7 23.3
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.