Cargo vehicle driver to taxi driver
A cargo vehicle driver already meets 25% of what the taxi driver role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.
73.7/ 100
1 How much of what a taxi driver is expected to do is already part of a cargo vehicle 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 taxi driver role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A taxi driver role treats 6 of its required skills as things a cargo vehicle driver already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- mechanical components of vehicles
- operate GPS systems
- read maps
- transport topography
- use communication devices
- use different communication channels
What stands in the way is 16 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A taxi driver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cargo vehicle driver background worth leading with.
- already held transport topography services
- already held mechanical components of vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held use communication devices working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate GPS systems working with computers
- already held read maps information skills
- already held use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity
All 6 carried skills, including the 6 the taxi driver 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 drive in urban areas required
- still to learn ensure vehicle operability required
- still to learn operate radio dispatch systems for taxis required
- still to learn park vehicles required
- optional, not held provide high-end driving services optional
- optional, not held provide private transport services optional
- optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
- still to learn provide customers with price information required
- still to learn apply knowledge of human behaviour required
- still to learn communicate with customers required
- still to learn follow verbal instructions required
- optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
- still to learn organise vehicle breakdown support required
- still to learn tolerate stress required
- still to learn handle petty cash required
- still to learn tolerate sitting for long periods required
- still to learn assist passengers required
- optional, not held maintain privacy of service users optional
- still to learn maintain vehicle appearance required
- still to learn lift heavy weights required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a taxi driver 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 drive in urban areas practise this
- 03 ensure vehicle operability 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 6 skills that carry over
- already held mechanical components of vehicles knowledge
- already held operate GPS systems skill
- already held read maps skill
- already held transport topography knowledge
- already held use communication devices skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- still to learn geographic areas required
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held provide high-end driving services optional
- optional, not held provide private transport services optional
- optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
- optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
- optional, not held maintain privacy of service users optional
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
13 held skills the taxi driver role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role anticipate foreseeable problems on the road skill
- not needed by the target role control the performance of the vehicle skill
- not needed by the target role interpret traffic signals skill
- not needed by the target role manoeuvre heavy trucks skill
- not needed by the target role parallel park vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role practice emergency stops skill
- not needed by the target role road traffic laws knowledge
- not needed by the target role road transport legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role stay alert skill
- not needed by the target role supervise loading of cargo skill
- not needed by the target role supervise unloading of cargo skill
- not needed by the target role types of cargo knowledge
- not needed by the target role vehicle cargo capacity knowledge
1 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 geographic areas required
Common questions about this move
Can a cargo vehicle driver become a taxi driver?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A cargo vehicle driver already covers 25% of what a taxi driver is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 6 of which the taxi driver role treats as required.
What skills does a cargo vehicle driver need to become a taxi driver?
16 required skills are missing, plus 6 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 cargo vehicle driver to taxi driver?
Its learning distance is 73.7 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.