Rail intermodal equipment operator to taxi driver
A rail intermodal equipment operator already meets 18% of what the taxi driver role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.
78.8/ 100
1 How much of what a taxi driver is expected to do is already part of a rail intermodal equipment operator’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 4 of its required skills as things a rail intermodal equipment operator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- follow verbal instructions
- lift heavy weights
- read maps
- tolerate stress
What stands in the way is 18 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 5 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 rail intermodal equipment operator background worth leading with.
- already held read maps information skills
- already held follow verbal instructions communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held perform services in a flexible manner communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held lift heavy weights handling and moving
- already held tolerate stress management skills
All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the taxi driver role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 23 missing skills fall into 9 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
- still to learn use communication devices 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 use different communication channels required
- optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
- still to learn organise vehicle breakdown support 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 mechanical components of vehicles required
3 further areas 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 5 skills that carry over
- already held follow verbal instructions skill
- already held lift heavy weights skill
- already held read maps skill
- already held tolerate stress skill
- already held perform services in a flexible manner skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn geographic areas required
- still to learn transport topography required
- still to learn operate GPS systems required
5 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
18 held skills the taxi driver role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role accommodate cargo in freight transport vehicle skill
- not needed by the target role analyse relation between supply chain improvement and profit skill
- not needed by the target role analyse supply chain strategies skill
- not needed by the target role analyse supply chain trends skill
- not needed by the target role apply techniques for stacking goods into containers skill
- not needed by the target role climb on railcars skill
- not needed by the target role handle intermodal equipment skill
- not needed by the target role handle paperwork skill
- not needed by the target role manoeuvre heavy trucks skill
- not needed by the target role mark differences in colours skill
- not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
- not needed by the target role operate cranes skill
- not needed by the target role operate forklift skill
- not needed by the target role operate on-board computer systems skill
- not needed by the target role perform manual work autonomously skill
- not needed by the target role shunt inbound loads skill
- not needed by the target role shunt outbound loads skill
- not needed by the target role work on uneven surfaces skill
3 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 geographic areas required
- still to learn transport topography required
Other moves recorded from rail intermodal equipment operator
Common questions about this move
Can a rail intermodal equipment operator become a taxi driver?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A rail intermodal equipment operator already covers 18% of what a taxi driver is expected to do: 5 skills carry over, 4 of which the taxi driver role treats as required.
What skills does a rail intermodal equipment operator need to become a taxi driver?
18 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 9 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 rail intermodal equipment operator to taxi driver?
Its learning distance is 78.8 out of 100, which is the career change 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.