Car and van delivery driver to parking valet
A car and van delivery driver already meets 30% of what the parking valet role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
66.4/ 100
1 How much of what a parking valet is expected to do is already part of a car and van delivery 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 parking valet role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A parking valet role treats 5 of its required skills as things a car and van delivery driver already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- communicate with customers
- drive vehicles
- follow verbal instructions
- interpret traffic signals
- road traffic laws
What stands in the way is 9 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 parking valet role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a car and van delivery driver background worth leading with.
- already held maintain vehicle appearance constructing
- already held drive in urban areas 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
- already held follow verbal instructions communication, collaboration and creativity
All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the parking valet role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 7 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 perform defensive driving required
- still to learn drive automatic car required
- still to learn park guest's vehicle required
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
- still to learn assist passengers required
- still to learn apply company policies required
- optional, not held assist disable passengers optional
- optional, not held provide directions to guests optional
- optional, not held ensure protection of car parking optional
- optional, not held greet guests optional
- optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
- still to learn maintain customer service required
- still to learn work in shifts required
- optional, not held provide customers with price information optional
- still to learn company policies required
- still to learn maintain personal hygiene standards required
- optional, not held clean vehicle interiors optional
- optional, not held handle guest luggage optional
- optional, not held wash vehicles optional
- optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
- optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a parking valet role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assist passengers practise this
- 02 company policies study this
- 03 perform defensive driving 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 communicate with customers skill
- already held drive vehicles skill
- already held follow verbal instructions skill
- already held interpret traffic signals skill
- already held road traffic laws knowledge
- already held drive in urban areas skill
- already held maintain vehicle appearance skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held mechanical components of vehicles optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assist disable passengers optional
- optional, not held clean vehicle interiors optional
- optional, not held handle guest luggage optional
- optional, not held mechanical components of vehicles optional
- optional, not held provide customers with price information optional
- optional, not held provide directions to guests optional
- optional, not held wash vehicles optional
- optional, not held ensure protection of car parking optional
- optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
- optional, not held greet guests optional
- optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
- optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
27 held skills the parking valet role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role act reliably skill
- not needed by the target role analyse travel alternatives skill
- not needed by the target role check deliveries on receipt skill
- not needed by the target role data protection knowledge
- not needed by the target role differentiate types of packages skill
- not needed by the target role drive at high speeds skill
- not needed by the target role drive two-wheeled vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role ensure the integrity of mail skill
- not needed by the target role establish daily priorities skill
- not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
- not needed by the target role geographic areas knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle delivered packages skill
- not needed by the target role handle delivery of furniture goods skill
- not needed by the target role handle fragile items skill
- not needed by the target role handle paperwork skill
- not needed by the target role health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain vehicle delivery documentation skill
- not needed by the target role monitor merchandise delivery skill
- not needed by the target role obey traffic rules skill
- not needed by the target role operate GPS systems skill
- not needed by the target role operate mailing information systems skill
- not needed by the target role organise mail deliveries skill
- not needed by the target role process payments skill
- not needed by the target role set payment handling strategies skill
- not needed by the target role solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools skill
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role use geographic information systems 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.
- still to learn company policies required
- optional, not held mechanical components of vehicles optional
Other moves recorded from car and van delivery driver
Common questions about this move
Can a car and van delivery driver become a parking valet?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A car and van delivery driver already covers 30% of what a parking valet is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 5 of which the parking valet role treats as required.
What skills does a car and van delivery driver need to become a parking valet?
9 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is assist passengers.
How hard is the move from car and van delivery driver to parking valet?
Its learning distance is 66.4 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.