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

postman/postwomantobicycle courier

A postman/postwoman already meets 73% of what the bicycle courier role asks for. The move turns on 1 required skill not yet in the profile.

From postman/postwoman
73%
Overlap1
To bicycle courier
13 Skills carried over
1 Required, not held
25.6 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 25.6

This move: 25.6 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the bicycle courier role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the postman/postwoman 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A bicycle courier role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a postman/postwoman background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate mailing information systems information skills
  • already held ensure the integrity of mail handling and moving
  • already held organise mail deliveries management skills
  • already held differentiate types of packages handling and moving
  • already held drive two-wheeled vehicles working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held analyse travel alternatives information skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 9 the bicycle courier role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 missing skills fall into 6 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 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held obey traffic rules required
  • optional, not held handle fragile items optional
02 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held handle delivery of furniture goods optional
  • optional, not held handle delivered packages optional
03 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held check deliveries on receipt optional
  • optional, not held process payments optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held follow written instructions optional
05 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 1 entries a bicycle courier 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held act reliably skill
  • already held analyse travel alternatives skill
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held differentiate types of packages skill
  • already held drive two-wheeled vehicles skill
  • already held ensure the integrity of mail skill
  • already held geographic areas knowledge
  • already held interpret traffic signals skill
  • already held road traffic laws knowledge
  • already held drive in urban areas skill
  • already held handle mail skill
  • already held operate mailing information systems skill
  • already held organise mail deliveries skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held handle delivery of furniture goods optional
  • optional, not held handle fragile items optional
  • optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
  • optional, not held check deliveries on receipt optional
  • optional, not held follow written instructions optional
  • optional, not held handle delivered packages optional
  • optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
  • optional, not held process payments optional
10 held skills the bicycle courier role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply information security policies skill
  • not needed by the target role contact customers skill
  • not needed by the target role data protection knowledge
  • not needed by the target role establish daily priorities skill
  • not needed by the target role execute working instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role implement environmental protection measures skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain privacy of service users skill
  • not needed by the target role respond to customers' inquiries skill
  • not needed by the target role secure sensitive customer's information skill
  • not needed by the target role use geographic information systems skill
Index

Other moves recorded from postman/postwoman

Full index of moves from postman/postwoman

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.