How to become a Betting Clerk
Records and processes customer bets, payments and payouts for horse and dog racing, and other sports and events.
Main 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
Ways in
- Licence or registration: Registration or licensing may be required.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- About 2,300 people work in this job group now, and about 2,300 are projected by 2035. (-2.3%)
- Many tasks in this job could be automated by AI. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as high.
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Questions people ask
Is a Betting Clerk a growing career in Australia?
Employment is projected to fall 2% by 2035, from about 2,300 to about 2,300 people (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Do you need a degree to become a Betting Clerk?
Usually not. Only 15% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Will AI change the work of a Betting Clerk?
Many tasks in this job could be automated by AI. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as high.
Sources
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Occupation data (ANZSCO), from ABS Labour Force and Census (February 2026), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Generative AI Capacity Study, interactive table data (September 2025), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Employment Projections (Victoria University) (May 2025 to May 2035), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Australian Taxation Office: Taxation Statistics, Individuals Table 15A (2023-24), CC BY 2.5 AU, retrieved 2026-10-04
Updated 2026-10-04