Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where an automotive test driver can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an automotive test driver already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Automotive test drivers drive prototype and pre-production vehicles and assess their performance, safety and comfort. They test the models in various driving situations and prepare reports to help engineers improve their designs and identify problems. They can work for manufacturers, independent vehicle test organisations or automotive magazines.

Also known as motor vehicle test driver, automobile test technician, test driver, auto test driver, car test and development driver, automobile test driver, road test driver, automotive test technician, prototype vehicle evaluator, prototype vehicle tester, car test technician, car tester.

Craft and related trades workers 25 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: motor vehicle engine tester, 25%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
motor vehicle engine tester 25% covered pneumatic systems technician 24% covered pneumatic engineering technic… 24% covered fluid power technician 23% covered non-destructive testing speci… 23% covered automotive test driver You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from automotive test driver, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an automotive test driver already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An automotive test driver needs 12 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • control the performance of the vehicle working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • car controls services
  • types of vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • mechanics of motor vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • health and safety measures in transportation services
  • drive vehicles working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • liaise with engineers communication, collaboration and creativity
  • record test data information skills
  • work ergonomically assisting and caring
  • wear appropriate protective gear assisting and caring
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an automotive test driver does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Automotive test driver is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an automotive test driver’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.