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OSCA 549132Updated 2026-01-29
Bookmaker
National shortage level: Low
ANZSCO 552311OSCA 549132
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 79k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1520
Salary range: AUD 71k-AUD 87k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
44.2%
NSW
26.3%
VIC
18.8%
QLD
Education mix
35.6%
year 12
32.1%
bachelor degree
7.2%
certificate iii/ iv
Role overview
Bookmakers determine risk, offer odds and accept bets on the outcome of racing and other events.
What you do
- • Obtains information on the form of competitors through research, attending race trials and liaising with contacts.
- • Offers and varies odds on competitors after considering the type of event, handicaps, weather conditions and odds offered by other bookmakers.
- • Monitors balances of accounts and determines financial risks.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: year 12 (35.6%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Answers betting inquiries over the telephone, via email and in person.
- • Monitors amounts of money placed on race entrants.
- • Monitors balances of accounts and determines financial risks.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1520
Annual median: AUD 79k
Range: AUD 71k-AUD 87k