Moving truck driver to mover
A moving truck driver already meets 69% of what the mover role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
32.7/ 100
1 How much of what a mover is expected to do is already part of a moving truck 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 mover role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A mover role treats 10 of its required skills as things a moving truck driver already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- carry objects
- communicate with customers
- follow work procedures
- handle delivery of furniture goods
- hazards associated with loading dangerous goods
- maintain inventory of tools
What stands in the way is 3 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mover role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a moving truck driver background worth leading with.
- already held carry objects handling and moving
- already held read pictograms information skills
- already held determine cargo loading sequence handling and moving
- already held organise weight of loads according to lifting equipment capacity working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held use traditional toolbox tools handling and moving
- already held analyse requirements for moving goods handling and moving
All 20 carried skills, including the 10 the mover role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 12 missing skills fall into 4 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 use communication devices required
- optional, not held disassemble machines optional
- optional, not held shunt inbound loads optional
- optional, not held operate cranes optional
- optional, not held operate forklift optional
- still to learn select equipment required for moving activities required
- optional, not held assemble machines optional
- optional, not held clean furniture optional
- optional, not held clean surfaces optional
- still to learn follow detailed procedures for relocating specific goods required
- optional, not held implement efficiency plans for logistics operations optional
- optional, not held types of packaging materials optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mover role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 follow detailed procedures for relocating specific goods practise this
- 02 select equipment required for moving activities practise this
- 03 use communication devices 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 20 skills that carry over
- already held carry objects skill
- already held communicate with customers skill
- already held follow work procedures skill
- already held handle delivery of furniture goods skill
- already held hazards associated with loading dangerous goods knowledge
- already held maintain inventory of tools skill
- already held pack goods skill
- already held read pictograms skill
- already held stack goods skill
- already held use traditional toolbox tools skill
- already held analyse requirements for moving goods skill
- already held animal transport regulations knowledge
- already held apply techniques for stacking goods into containers skill
- already held determine cargo loading sequence skill
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
- already held load animals for transportation skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held organise weight of loads according to lifting equipment capacity skill
- already held perform cleaning duties skill
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held disassemble machines optional
- optional, not held shunt inbound loads optional
- optional, not held assemble machines optional
- optional, not held clean furniture optional
- optional, not held clean surfaces optional
- optional, not held implement efficiency plans for logistics operations optional
- optional, not held operate cranes optional
- optional, not held operate forklift optional
- optional, not held types of packaging materials optional
19 held skills the mover role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role animal transportation vehicles knowledge
- not needed by the target role assemble goods 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 execute vehicle maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role interpret traffic signals skill
- not needed by the target role load bulk trucks skill
- not needed by the target role manoeuvre heavy trucks 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 perform defensive driving 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 road transport legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role store warehouse goods skill
- not needed by the target role use communication equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use equipment for safe stowage skill
- not needed by the target role use packaging equipment skill
- 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.
- optional, not held types of packaging materials optional
Other moves recorded from moving truck driver
- move coordinator 46% covered · moderate
- cargo vehicle driver 40% covered · substantial
- dangerous goods driver 39% covered · substantial
- private chauffeur 34% covered · substantial
- bus driver 30% covered · substantial
- trolley bus driver 30% covered · substantial
- bicycle courier 28% covered · substantial
- car and van delivery driver 27% covered · substantial
Common questions about this move
Can a moving truck driver become a mover?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A moving truck driver already covers 69% of what a mover is expected to do: 20 skills carry over, 10 of which the mover role treats as required.
What skills does a moving truck driver need to become a mover?
3 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is follow detailed procedures for relocating specific goods.
How hard is the move from moving truck driver to mover?
Its learning distance is 32.7 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.