Table 1Transition record

bus drivertomoving truck driver

A bus driver already meets 36% of what the moving truck driver role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From bus driver

36%

Overlap1

To moving truck driver

11 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

67.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 67.6

This move: 67.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the moving truck driver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the bus driver profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A moving truck 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held execute vehicle maintenance handling and moving
already held perform defensive driving working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held ensure vehicle operability working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held drive in urban areas working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held mechanical components of vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held interpret traffic signals assisting and caring

All 11 carried skills, including the 9 the moving truck driver role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 handling and moving 5 required, 9 supplementary

required, not held carry objects required
required, not held handle delivery of furniture goods required
required, not held store warehouse goods required
required, not held load bulk trucks required
required, not held perform cleaning duties required

optional, not held analyse requirements for moving goods optional
optional, not held apply techniques for stacking goods into containers optional
optional, not held determine cargo loading sequence optional
optional, not held use packaging equipment optional
optional, not held assemble goods optional
optional, not held load animals for transportation optional
optional, not held pack goods optional
optional, not held stack goods optional
optional, not held use traditional toolbox tools optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use communication equipment required
required, not held use equipment for safe stowage required
required, not held manoeuvre heavy trucks required

optional, not held organise weight of loads according to lifting equipment capacity optional

03 services 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held vehicle cargo capacity required

optional, not held animal transportation vehicles optional
optional, not held hazards associated with loading dangerous goods optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held road transport legislation required

optional, not held animal transport regulations optional

05 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held read pictograms required

optional, not held maintain inventory of tools optional

06 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held follow work procedures required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a moving truck driver role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate with customers skill
already held drive in urban areas skill
already held ensure vehicle operability skill
already held interpret traffic signals skill
already held mechanical components of vehicles knowledge
already held operate GPS systems skill
already held perform defensive driving skill
already held read maps skill
already held road traffic laws knowledge
already held execute vehicle maintenance skill
already held health and safety measures in transportation knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held mechanics optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held analyse requirements for moving goods optional
optional, not held animal transport regulations optional
optional, not held animal transportation vehicles optional
optional, not held apply techniques for stacking goods into containers optional
optional, not held determine cargo loading sequence optional
optional, not held organise weight of loads according to lifting equipment capacity optional
optional, not held use packaging equipment optional
optional, not held assemble goods optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held hazards associated with loading dangerous goods optional
optional, not held load animals for transportation optional
optional, not held maintain inventory of tools optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held pack goods optional
optional, not held stack goods optional
optional, not held use traditional toolbox tools optional

25 held skills the moving truck driver role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 control the performance of the vehicle 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 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 lift heavy weights skill
not needed by the target role manoeuvre bus 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 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 stay alert skill
not needed by the target role tolerate sitting for long periods skill
not needed by the target role transport topography knowledge
not needed by the target role use communication devices skill
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill

7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held road transport legislation required
required, not held vehicle cargo capacity required
optional, not held animal transport regulations optional
optional, not held animal transportation vehicles optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held hazards associated with loading dangerous goods optional
optional, not held mechanics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from bus driver

Full index of moves from bus driver

Note

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.