Telephone Betting Clerk
ANZSCO 561113
190
35%
50%
29 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.
About this career
Telephone Betting Clerks record and process customer bets and account details over the telephone for horse and dog racing, and other sports events. They may work in call centres.
What they typically do
- Records and enters bets, debiting credit and bank accounts electronically.
- Records and enters bets electronically and in transaction ledgers.
- Issues electronic 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 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.
- May work in a call centre.
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Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Telephone Betting Clerk.
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