Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

bus drivertopassenger fare controller

A bus driver already meets 41% of what the passenger fare controller role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From bus driver
41%
Overlap1
To passenger fare controller
11 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
64.7 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 64.7

This move: 64.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the passenger fare controller 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 passenger fare controller 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 adhere to transportation work schedule communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held communicate clearly with passengers communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held assist disable passengers assisting and caring
  • already held help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations assisting and caring
  • already held provide information to passengers assisting and caring
  • already held handle petty cash management skills

All 11 carried skills, including the 11 the passenger fare controller role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 6 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 assisting and caring 8 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held check tickets throughout carriages required
  • required, not held answer questions about the train transport service required
  • required, not held apply tramway regulations required
  • required, not held assist passengers in emergency situations required
  • required, not held be friendly to passengers required
  • required, not held check passenger tickets required
  • required, not held facilitate safe disembarkation of passengers required
  • required, not held handle personal identifiable information required
  • optional, not held consider ergonomic aspects of urban transportation optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held act reliably required
  • required, not held listen actively required
  • optional, not held engage with rail stakeholders optional
  • optional, not held manage emergency situations on board optional
  • optional, not held speak different languages optional
03 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held collect fares required
  • required, not held operate electronic payment terminals required
  • optional, not held supervise movement of passengers optional
04 services 1 required
  • required, not held customs regulations for passengers required
05 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held analyse reports provided by passengers optional
  • optional, not held communicate reports provided by passengers optional
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held regulations for international transportation optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a passenger fare controller 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 adhere to transportation work schedule skill
  • already held assist disable passengers skill
  • already held assist passengers skill
  • already held communicate clearly with passengers skill
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held handle petty cash skill
  • already held help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations skill
  • already held lift heavy weights skill
  • already held perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • already held provide first aid skill
  • already held provide information to passengers skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held consider ergonomic aspects of urban transportation optional
  • optional, not held engage with rail stakeholders optional
  • optional, not held analyse reports provided by passengers optional
  • optional, not held communicate reports provided by passengers optional
  • optional, not held manage emergency situations on board optional
  • optional, not held regulations for international transportation optional
  • optional, not held supervise movement of passengers optional
  • optional, not held speak different languages optional
25 held skills the passenger fare controller role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
  • not needed by the target role clean road vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role control the performance of the vehicle skill
  • not needed by the target role drive in urban areas skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure vehicle operability skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role execute vehicle maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role focus on passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret traffic signals 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 promote the use of sustainable transport skill
  • not needed by the target role read maps skill
  • not needed by the target role road traffic laws knowledge
  • 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
2 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 customs regulations for passengers required
  • optional, not held regulations for international transportation 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.