OSCA occupation

549131 Betting Clerk

Records and processes customer bets, payments and payouts for horse and dog racing, and other sports and events.

Major group: 5 Clerical and Administrative Workers
Unit group: 5491 Other Accounting and Related Clerks
Edition: OSCA 2024
Skill level: Level 5

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Role overview

Records and processes customer bets, payments and payouts for horse and dog racing, and other sports and events.

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Occupation facts

Skill level: 5
Major group: 5 Clerical and Administrative Workers
Sub-major group: 54 Accounting and Related Clerks
Minor group: 549 Miscellaneous Accounting and Related Clerks
Unit group: 5491 Other Accounting and Related Clerks

Tasks

Takes bets, receives payments and pays out on winnings
Records and enters bets electronically and in transaction ledgers
Issues tickets and prepares summaries of transactions
Monitors amounts of money placed on race entrants
Verifies the identity and account balances of betting agency customers
Answers betting enquiries
Monitors and intervenes to ensure gamblers are gambling responsibly
May assist Bookmakers to provide oncourse betting services at race meetings

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Compare OSCA 549131 with related occupations

Compare roles in the same OSCA unit group by their official definition, skill level, tasks and recognised alternative titles.

Comparison point	Current code549131 Betting Clerk	549132 Bookmaker	549133 Debt Collector
Official role definition	Records and processes customer bets, payments and payouts for horse and dog racing, and other sports and events.	Determines risk, offers odds, and accepts bets on the outcome of racing and other events.	Collects consumer, commercial, insurance and other forms of debt for clients, makes arrangements to settle overdue accounts, formalises payment arrangements, and follows up until accounts are fully paid.
Skill level	Skill Level 5	Skill Level 4	Skill Level 4
Key tasks	Takes bets, receives payments and pays out on winnings Records and enters bets electronically and in transaction ledgers Issues tickets and prepares summaries of transactions Monitors amounts of money placed on race entrants	Determines risk and sets odds for various racing and other events Accepts bets from customers and records details of each transaction Calculates and pays out winnings to customers Monitors and manages betting activity to ensure compliance with regulations and policies	Liaises with clients, credit staff, accounts receivable departments, process servers, Private Investigators, Barristers, Solicitors, trustees, liquidators and other insolvency professionals to find solutions to payment problems Identifies, locates and notifies debtors of overdue accounts in writing, by telephone and in person, and arranges for payments to be made Traces addresses of debtors who have moved Arranges new repayment plans for debtors having difficulties making existing repayments, including identifying and assisting customers experiencing financial hardship
Alternative titles	Not stated	Not stated	Debt Recovery Officer

Comparison uses occupation definitions, skill levels, tasks and title variants from the ABS OSCA data files.

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Official source: ABS OSCA 2024 release and correspondence tables
Last reviewed: 2026-04-17

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