Hearse driver to cargo vehicle driver
A hearse driver already meets 22% of what the cargo vehicle driver role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
72.7/ 100
1 How much of what a cargo vehicle driver is expected to do is already part of a hearse 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 cargo vehicle driver role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A cargo vehicle driver role treats 4 of its required skills as things a hearse driver already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- control the performance of the vehicle
- interpret traffic signals
- road traffic laws
- transport topography
What stands in the way is 14 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cargo vehicle driver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a hearse driver background worth leading with.
- already held transport topography services
- already held control the performance of the vehicle working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held interpret traffic signals assisting and caring
- already held road traffic laws business, administration and law
All 4 carried skills, including the 4 the cargo vehicle driver role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 8 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 anticipate foreseeable problems on the road required
- still to learn parallel park vehicles required
- still to learn practice emergency stops required
- still to learn use communication devices required
- optional, not held manoeuvre heavy trucks optional
- still to learn stay alert required
- still to learn use different communication channels required
- still to learn supervise loading of cargo required
- still to learn supervise unloading of cargo required
- still to learn types of cargo required
- still to learn vehicle cargo capacity required
- still to learn road transport legislation required
- still to learn mechanical components of vehicles required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a cargo vehicle driver role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 anticipate foreseeable problems on the road practise this
- 02 mechanical components of vehicles study this
- 03 parallel park vehicles 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 4 skills that carry over
- already held control the performance of the vehicle skill
- already held interpret traffic signals skill
- already held road traffic laws knowledge
- already held transport topography knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn read maps required
- still to learn operate GPS systems required
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held manoeuvre heavy trucks optional
17 held skills the cargo vehicle driver role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role clean rooms skill
- not needed by the target role clean vehicle interiors skill
- not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role drive vehicles in processions skill
- not needed by the target role ensure vehicle operability skill
- not needed by the target role execute vehicle maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role greet guests skill
- not needed by the target role lift heavy weights skill
- not needed by the target role maintain personal hygiene standards skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vehicle appearance skill
- not needed by the target role manage funeral equipment skill
- not needed by the target role park vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role prepare ceremonial locations skill
- not needed by the target role provide directions to guests skill
- not needed by the target role provide emotional support to the bereaved skill
- not needed by the target role transfer coffins skill
- not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
4 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 mechanical components of vehicles required
- still to learn road transport legislation required
- still to learn types of cargo required
- still to learn vehicle cargo capacity required
Common questions about this move
Can a hearse driver become a cargo vehicle driver?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A hearse driver already covers 22% of what a cargo vehicle driver is expected to do: 4 skills carry over, 4 of which the cargo vehicle driver role treats as required.
What skills does a hearse driver need to become a cargo vehicle driver?
14 required skills are missing, plus 1 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is anticipate foreseeable problems on the road.
How hard is the move from hearse driver to cargo vehicle driver?
Its learning distance is 72.7 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.