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Betting Clerks

ANZSCO 5611

Employed

1,900

Median age

76 yrs

Employment outlook

Growing

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Pay and some job figures are hidden for this job. Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS do not publish figures for small groups, often under 50 people, or they change the figures to protect privacy. A blank means the figure is not published. It does not mean zero.

Betting Clerks is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.

Jobs and Skills Australia rates the job outlook as Growing.

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About this career

Betting Clerks take bets from customers at betting agencies, over the telephone and on course.

What they typically do

  • 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

States and territories

Share of workers by location

NSW
29.8%
QLD
16.9%
VIC
15%
NT
12.3%
SA
8.9%
WA
6.6%
TAS
5.9%
ACT
4.5%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Betting Clerks.

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