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Where a driving instructor can go next

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

Driving instructors teach people the theory and practice on how to operate a vehicle safely and according to regulations. They assist students in developing the skills needed to drive and prepare them for the driving theory and the driving examination. They may also supervise driving examinations.

Also known as learner driver instructor, driving educator, driving trainer, teacher of driving, instructor in driving, teacher of learner drivers.

Service and sales workers 62 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: occupational driving instructor, 72%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from driving instructor, 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 driving instructor 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 driving instructor needs 22 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

teach driving practices communication, collaboration and creativity
adapt to new technology used in cars communication, collaboration and creativity
diagnose problems with vehicles information skills
ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment information skills
park vehicles working with machinery and specialised equipment
control the performance of the vehicle working with machinery and specialised equipment
perform defensive driving working with machinery and specialised equipment
ensure vehicle operability working with machinery and specialised equipment
mechanical components of vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction
show consideration for student's situation communication, collaboration and creativity

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Driving instructor is filed under Service and sales workers, ISCO major group 5. 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 a driving instructor’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.