rail intermodal equipment operatortotaxi 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.
18%
78.8/ 100
1 Share of the taxi driver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the rail intermodal equipment operator 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 this move works
A taxi driver role treats 4 of its required skills as things a rail intermodal equipment operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- 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 would need to learn
The 23 missing skills fall into 9 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.
- required, not held drive in urban areas required
- required, not held ensure vehicle operability required
- required, not held operate radio dispatch systems for taxis required
- required, not held park vehicles required
- required, not held 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
- required, not held provide customers with price information required
- required, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour required
- required, not held communicate with customers required
- required, not held use different communication channels required
- optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
- required, not held organise vehicle breakdown support required
- required, not held handle petty cash required
- required, not held tolerate sitting for long periods required
- required, not held assist passengers required
- optional, not held maintain privacy of service users optional
- required, not held maintain vehicle appearance required
- required, not held 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 skill · sector specific
- 02 drive in urban areas skill · sector specific
- 03 ensure vehicle operability skill · sector specific
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
- required, not held geographic areas required
- required, not held transport topography required
- required, not held 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.
- required, not held mechanical components of vehicles required
- required, not held geographic areas required
- required, not held transport topography required
Other moves recorded from rail intermodal equipment operator
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.