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561111 · ANZSCO V1.3

Betting Agency Counter Clerk

Classification
Occupation
Skill level
5

Classification

Description

Records and processes customer bets, payments and payouts over the counter at a betting agency for horse and dog racing, and other sports and events.

Unit group

5611 · Betting Clerks

Description

UNIT GROUP 5611 BETTING CLERKS BETTING CLERKS take bets from customers at betting agencies, over the telephone and on course.

Skill level

Occupation skill level 5

Australia

AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

New Zealand

NZQF Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5) For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required. Registration or licensing may be required.

Tasks

Tasks include

  • taking bets and debiting credit accounts and bank accounts electronically, and receiving cash
  • recording and entering bets electronically and in transaction ledgers
  • issuing tickets and preparing summaries of transactions
  • monitoring amounts of money placed on race entrants
  • checking details and numbers on winning betting tickets against those in betting ledgers and electronic records, and paying out money on winning tickets
  • verifying the identity and account balances of betting agency customers
  • answering betting inquiries over the telephone, via email and in person
  • may work in a call centre

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