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race track operator

Race track operators run the day-to-day functions of the tote operation at a horse race track, such as tote system data entry and verification, prepare the reports for the racetrack office, assist the forwarding of company equipment and spare parts. They maintain, operate and troubleshoot tote boards and auxiliary odds boards. They operate the communication tools used at the racetrack. They install, tear down and maintain equipment.

race track operator race track operators run the day-to-day functions of the tote operation at a horse race track, such as tote system data entry and verification, prepare the reports for the racetrack office, assist the forwarding of company equipment and spare parts. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include horse racing regulation, parimutuel betting, sports competition information, configuration of the tote room hardware, operate tote board.

AI exposure
5.0/10
automation risk

Pay in the UK

UK: median £28,996 a year for Financial administrative occupations n.e.c. (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)

Middle half of full-time jobs: £25,539 to £34,640 a year

UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 4129). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)

Pay in India (occupation group)

Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Clerical support workers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only race track operator, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.

Urban India
₹26,514 a month
Rural India
₹20,901 a month
All India
₹24,289 a month

Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 4. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report

Top skills

horse racing regulation parimutuel betting sports competition information configuration of the tote room hardware operate tote board follow ethical code of conduct of gambling maintain equipment calculate tote price maintain customer service analyse tote reports

Frequently asked questions

What does race track operator do?

Race track operators run the day-to-day functions of the tote operation at a horse race track, such as tote system data entry and verification, prepare the reports for the racetrack office, assist the forwarding of company equipment and spare parts. They maintain, operate and troubleshoot tote boards and auxiliary odds boards. They operate the communication tools used at the racetrack. They install, tear down and maintain equipment.

What skills does race track operator need?

The most in-demand skills for this role include horse racing regulation, parimutuel betting, sports competition information, configuration of the tote room hardware, operate tote board, follow ethical code of conduct of gambling. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Will AI replace race track operator?

Our AI-durability model gives race track operator a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.

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