Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners
Tasks Include:
- Collect bets in the form of cash or chips, verifying and recording amounts.
- Collect cards or tickets from players.
- Answer questions about game rules or casino policies.
- Compute and verify amounts won or lost, paying out winnings or referring patrons to workers, such as gaming cashiers, so that winnings can be collected.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: No Data
National: +1.3%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Mid Range ($28,000 - $35,999)
Median Earnings:
National
$28,940.00
State
No Data
Regional
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners
Description
Career Cluster: | Hospitality & Tourism |
Post information enabling patrons to wager on various races and sporting events. Assist in the operation of games such as keno and bingo. May operate random number-generating equipment and announce the numbers for patrons. Receive, verify, and record patrons' wagers. Scan and process winning tickets presented by patrons and pay out winnings for those wagers.
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Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 87.07%
- Some College Courses = 6.58%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 2.75%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 1.98%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 1.63%
Related Work Experience
- None = 46.35%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 24.87%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 10.33%
- Up to and including 1 month = 9.82%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 5.61%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 2.75%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 0.27%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 40.61%
- None = 22.23%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 21.84%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 12.57%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 2.75%
On-the-Job Training
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 59.46%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 24.69%
- None or short demonstration = 9.79%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 5.79%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 0.27%
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Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Collect bets in the form of cash or chips, verifying and recording amounts.
- Collect cards or tickets from players.
- Answer questions about game rules or casino policies.
- Compute and verify amounts won or lost, paying out winnings or referring patrons to workers, such as gaming cashiers, so that winnings can be collected.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Compare the house hand with players' hands to determine the winner.
- Check to ensure that all players have placed their bets before play begins.
- Conduct gambling tables or games, such as dice, roulette, cards, or keno, and ensure that game rules are followed.
- Prepare collection reports for submission to supervisors.
- Pay off or move bets as established by game rules and procedures.
- Inspect cards or equipment to be used in games to ensure they are in proper condition.
- Exchange paper currency for playing chips or coins.
- Open or close cash floats or game tables.
- Start gaming equipment that randomly selects numbered balls and announce winning numbers and colors.
- Record the number of tickets cashed and the amount paid out after each race or event.
- Operate games in which players bet that a ball will come to rest in a particular slot on a rotating wheel, performing actions such as spinning the wheel and releasing the ball.
- Supervise staff and games and mediate disputes.
- Push dice to shooters and retrieve thrown dice.
- Deliver tickets, cards, and money to bingo callers.
- Participate in games for gambling establishments to provide the minimum complement of players at a table.
- Take the house percentage from each pot.
- Sell food, beverages, or tobacco to players.
- Seat patrons at gaming tables.
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Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
77.50 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
73.00 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
49.50 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
62.50 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
53.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
53.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
50.00 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
50.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
68.75 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
65.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
59.50 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
59.50 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
59.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
56.25 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
53.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
53.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
50.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
50.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
50.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
50.00 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
50.00 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
78.00 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
66.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
64.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
62.75 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
58.00 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
55.75 | Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
54.25 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
53.50 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
52.50 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
51.25 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
50.50 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
50.25 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
49.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
83.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
82.50 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
82.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
77.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
76.25 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
73.00 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
67.75 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
67.00 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
65.50 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
63.50 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
59.75 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
57.25 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
57.00 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
51.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
72.17 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
72.17 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
94.20 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
92.40 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
88.80 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
88.00 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
86.80 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
85.60 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
84.20 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
82.80 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
80.80 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
79.20 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
79.20 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
73.60 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
70.60 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
66.80 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
66.00 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
64.60 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
64.60 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
64.40 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
63.00 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
61.80 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
61.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
59.60 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
56.40 | Public Speaking | How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
55.20 | Degree of Automation | How automated is the job? |
54.80 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
54.20 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
53.80 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
51.40 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
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Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $20,890.00 | $28,940.00 | $36,230.00 |
Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 8,000 | 8,100 | +1.3% |
Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Bet Taker
- Betting Clerk
- Bingo Caller
- Bingo Clerk
- Blackjack Dealer
- Bookie
- Bookmaker
- Cardroom Attendant
- Cashier
- Casino Attendant
- Casino Floor Runner
- Casino Gaming Worker
- Casino Worker
- Dealer
- Floor Runner
- Keno Runner
- Keno Supervisor
- Keno Writer
- Keno Writer / Runner
- Mutuel Cashier
- Mutuel Machine Operator
- Pari Mutuel Clerk
- Pari Mutuel Ticket Cashier
- Pari Mutuel Ticket Seller
- Race and Sports Book Writer
- Race Board Attendant
- Race Book Writer
- Runner
- Sheet Writer
- Slot Host
- Sports Book Board Attendant
- Sports Book Writer
- Sportsbook Ticket Writer
- Video Gaming Casino Attendant
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