Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a dangerous goods driver can go next

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

Dangerous goods drivers transport fuel and bulk liquid, hazardous products and chemicals by road.

Also known as dangerous goods driving specialist, dangerous goods trucker, dangerous goods deliverer, explosives truck driver, dangerous goods transport specialist, driver of dangerous goods, hazardous materials driver, ADR driver.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 22 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: cargo vehicle driver, 62%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
cargo vehicle driver 62% covered bus driver 26% covered moving truck driver 25% covered private chauffeur 24% covered occupational driving instruct… 24% covered dangerous goods driver You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from dangerous goods 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 a dangerous goods driver already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A dangerous goods driver needs 20 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
  • parallel park vehicles working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • revise certifications for dangerous good transportation assisting and caring
  • anticipate foreseeable problems on the road working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • check dangerous goods transport unit information skills
  • practice emergency stops working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • hazards associated with loading dangerous goods services
  • operate emergency equipment handling and moving
  • transport dangerous goods handling and moving
  • vehicle cargo capacity services
  • transport topography services
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a dangerous goods driver does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Dangerous goods driver is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a dangerous goods 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.