Bus driver to hearse driver
A bus driver already meets 38% of what the hearse driver role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
54.6/ 100
1 How much of what a hearse driver is expected to do is already part of a bus 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 4 of its required skills as things a bus driver already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- control the performance of the vehicle
- interpret traffic signals
- lift heavy weights
- road traffic laws
What stands in the way is 5 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 a bus driver background worth leading with.
- already held transport topography services
- already held execute vehicle maintenance handling and moving
- 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
All 7 carried skills, including the 4 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 drive vehicles 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 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 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 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 drive vehicles 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 interpret traffic signals skill
- already held lift heavy weights skill
- already held road traffic laws knowledge
- already held ensure vehicle operability skill
- already held execute vehicle maintenance skill
- already held transport topography knowledge
9 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 greet guests optional
- optional, not held work ergonomically optional
29 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 apply conflict management skill
- not needed by the target role assist disable passengers skill
- not needed by the target role assist passengers skill
- not needed by the target role clean road vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role communicate clearly with passengers skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role drive in urban areas skill
- not needed by the target role ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment skill
- not needed by the target role focus on passengers skill
- not needed by the target role handle petty cash skill
- not needed by the target role health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
- not needed by the target role help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations skill
- not needed by the target role keep time accurately skill
- not needed by the target role manoeuvre bus skill
- not needed by the target role mechanical components of vehicles knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate GPS systems skill
- not needed by the target role organise vehicle breakdown support skill
- not needed by the target role passenger transport regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform defensive driving skill
- not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
- not needed by the target role promote the use of sustainable transport skill
- not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
- not needed by the target role provide information to passengers skill
- not needed by the target role read maps skill
- not needed by the target role stay alert skill
- not needed by the target role tolerate sitting for long periods skill
- not needed by the target role use communication devices skill
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
Other moves recorded from bus driver
- tram driver 72% covered · moderate
- private chauffeur 61% covered · moderate
- taxi driver 60% covered · moderate
- cargo vehicle driver 55% covered · moderate
- school bus attendant 46% covered · moderate
- carriage driver 45% covered · moderate
- dangerous goods driver 44% covered · substantial
- passenger fare controller 41% covered · substantial
Common questions about this move
Can a bus driver become a hearse driver?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A bus driver already covers 38% of what a hearse driver is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 4 of which the hearse driver role treats as required.
What skills does a bus driver need to become a hearse driver?
5 required skills are missing, plus 9 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 bus driver to hearse driver?
Its learning distance is 54.6 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.