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

embalmertohearse driver

A embalmer already meets 21% of what the hearse driver role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From embalmer
21%
Overlap1
To hearse driver
6 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
68 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

21%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68/ 100

1 Share of the hearse driver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the embalmer 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.

Why

Why this move works

A hearse driver role treats 1 of its required skills as things a embalmer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • lift heavy weights

What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 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 embalmer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held prepare ceremonial locations communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held transfer coffins handling and moving
  • already held provide directions to guests assisting and caring
  • already held clean rooms handling and moving
  • already held lift heavy weights handling and moving
  • already held work ergonomically assisting and caring

All 6 carried skills, including the 1 the hearse driver role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held control the performance of the vehicle required
  • required, not held drive vehicles in processions required
  • required, not held drive vehicles required
  • required, not held park vehicles required
  • optional, not held ensure vehicle operability optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret traffic signals required
  • optional, not held provide emotional support to the bereaved optional
  • optional, not held greet guests optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held road traffic laws required
04 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held maintain vehicle appearance required
05 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held maintain personal hygiene standards required
06 handling and moving 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held clean vehicle interiors optional
  • optional, not held manage funeral equipment optional
  • optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

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.

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

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held lift heavy weights skill
  • already held clean rooms skill
  • already held prepare ceremonial locations skill
  • already held provide directions to guests skill
  • already held transfer coffins skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held transport topography optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held clean vehicle interiors optional
  • optional, not held ensure vehicle operability optional
  • optional, not held manage funeral equipment optional
  • optional, not held provide emotional support to the bereaved optional
  • optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
  • optional, not held greet guests optional
  • optional, not held transport topography optional
21 held skills the hearse driver role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role administer appointments skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on funeral services skill
  • not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role assist police investigations skill
  • not needed by the target role assist with funeral planning skill
  • not needed by the target role biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cooperate with funeral directors skill
  • not needed by the target role cosmetics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role dermasurgery techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role dress bodies skill
  • not needed by the target role embalm bodies skill
  • not needed by the target role handle chemical cleaning agents skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain inventory of tools skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain professional administration skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role move bodies of deceased persons skill
  • not needed by the target role promote human rights skill
  • not needed by the target role show diplomacy skill
  • not needed by the target role work with chemicals 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 road traffic laws required
  • optional, not held transport topography optional
Index
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.