Armoured car driver to hearse driver
An armoured car driver already meets 43% of what the hearse driver role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
50.8/ 100
1 How much of what a hearse driver is expected to do is already part of an armoured car driver’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the hearse driver role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A hearse driver role treats 5 of its required skills as things an armoured car driver already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- control the performance of the vehicle
- drive vehicles
- interpret traffic signals
- lift heavy weights
- road traffic laws
What stands in the way is 4 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hearse driver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an armoured car driver background worth leading with.
- already held transport topography services
- already held control the performance of the vehicle working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held ensure vehicle operability working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held interpret traffic signals assisting and caring
- already held road traffic laws business, administration and law
- already held drive vehicles working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the hearse driver role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 14 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn drive vehicles in processions required
- still to learn park vehicles required
- still to learn maintain vehicle appearance required
- still to learn maintain personal hygiene standards required
- optional, not held clean vehicle interiors optional
- optional, not held manage funeral equipment optional
- optional, not held transfer coffins optional
- optional, not held clean rooms optional
- optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
- optional, not held provide directions to guests optional
- optional, not held provide emotional support to the bereaved optional
- optional, not held greet guests optional
- optional, not held work ergonomically optional
- optional, not held prepare ceremonial locations optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a hearse driver role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 drive vehicles in processions practise this
- 02 maintain vehicle appearance practise this
- 03 maintain personal hygiene standards practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held control the performance of the vehicle skill
- already held drive vehicles skill
- already held interpret traffic signals skill
- already held lift heavy weights skill
- already held road traffic laws knowledge
- already held ensure vehicle operability skill
- already held transport topography knowledge
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held clean vehicle interiors optional
- optional, not held manage funeral equipment optional
- optional, not held prepare ceremonial locations optional
- optional, not held provide directions to guests optional
- optional, not held provide emotional support to the bereaved optional
- optional, not held transfer coffins optional
- optional, not held clean rooms optional
- optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
- optional, not held greet guests optional
- optional, not held work ergonomically optional
30 held skills the hearse driver role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adhere to transportation work schedule skill
- not needed by the target role analyse road traffic patterns skill
- not needed by the target role apply advanced driving techniques skill
- not needed by the target role comply with the principles of self-defence skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate transportation skill
- not needed by the target role deal with aggressive behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
- not needed by the target role ensure regulatory compliance concerning distribution activities skill
- not needed by the target role handle delivered packages skill
- not needed by the target role handle surveillance equipment skill
- not needed by the target role identify security threats skill
- not needed by the target role keep time accurately skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with security authorities skill
- not needed by the target role load cargo skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vehicle delivery documentation skill
- not needed by the target role manage cash transportation skill
- not needed by the target role manage major incidents skill
- not needed by the target role manage theft prevention skill
- not needed by the target role operate GPS systems skill
- not needed by the target role operate radio equipment skill
- not needed by the target role practice vigilance skill
- not needed by the target role prepare transportation routes skill
- not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
- not needed by the target role provide secured transportation skill
- not needed by the target role react calmly in stressful situations skill
- not needed by the target role read maps skill
- not needed by the target role security threats knowledge
- not needed by the target role stay alert skill
- not needed by the target role unload cargo skill
- not needed by the target role use modern electronic navigational aids skill
Other moves recorded from armoured car driver
Common questions about this move
Can an armoured car driver become a hearse driver?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An armoured car driver already covers 43% of what a hearse driver is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 5 of which the hearse driver role treats as required.
What skills does an armoured car driver need to become a hearse driver?
4 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is drive vehicles in processions.
How hard is the move from armoured car driver to hearse driver?
Its learning distance is 50.8 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.