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

bus drivertohearse driver

A bus driver already meets 38% of what the hearse driver role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From bus driver
38%
Overlap1
To hearse driver
7 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
54.6 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 54.6

This move: 54.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the hearse driver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the bus driver 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hearse driver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a bus driver background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held transport topography services
  • already held execute vehicle maintenance handling and moving
  • already held control the performance of the vehicle working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held ensure vehicle operability working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held interpret traffic signals assisting and caring
  • already held road traffic laws business, administration and law

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the hearse driver role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required
  • required, not held drive vehicles in processions required
  • required, not held drive vehicles required
  • required, not held park vehicles required
02 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held maintain vehicle appearance required
03 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held maintain personal hygiene standards required
04 assisting and caring 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held provide directions to guests optional
  • optional, not held provide emotional support to the bereaved optional
  • optional, not held greet guests optional
  • optional, not held work ergonomically optional
05 handling and moving 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held clean vehicle interiors optional
  • optional, not held manage funeral equipment optional
  • optional, not held transfer coffins optional
  • optional, not held clean rooms optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held prepare ceremonial locations optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hearse driver 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held control the performance of the vehicle skill
  • already held interpret traffic signals skill
  • already held lift heavy weights skill
  • already held road traffic laws knowledge
  • already held ensure vehicle operability skill
  • already held execute vehicle maintenance skill
  • already held transport topography knowledge
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held clean vehicle interiors optional
  • optional, not held manage funeral equipment optional
  • optional, not held prepare ceremonial locations optional
  • optional, not held provide directions to guests optional
  • optional, not held provide emotional support to the bereaved optional
  • optional, not held transfer coffins optional
  • optional, not held clean rooms optional
  • optional, not held greet guests optional
  • optional, not held work ergonomically optional
29 held skills the hearse driver role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adhere to transportation work schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
  • not needed by the target role assist disable passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role assist passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role clean road vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate clearly with passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role drive in urban areas skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role focus on passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role handle petty cash skill
  • not needed by the target role health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations skill
  • not needed by the target role keep time accurately skill
  • not needed by the target role manoeuvre bus 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 organise vehicle breakdown support skill
  • not needed by the target role passenger transport regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform defensive driving skill
  • not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • not needed by the target role promote the use of sustainable transport skill
  • not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
  • not needed by the target role provide information to passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role read maps skill
  • not needed by the target role stay alert skill
  • not needed by the target role tolerate sitting for long periods skill
  • not needed by the target role use communication devices skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
Index
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.