Table 1Transition record

funeral services directortohearse driver

A funeral services director already meets 34% of what the hearse driver role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From funeral services director

34%

Overlap1

To hearse driver

9 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

57.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 57.3

This move: 57.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the hearse driver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the funeral services director 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 9 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 funeral services director background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manage funeral equipment handling and moving
already held provide emotional support to the bereaved assisting and caring
already held drive vehicles in processions working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held prepare ceremonial locations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held transfer coffins handling and moving
already held provide directions to guests assisting and caring

All 9 carried skills, including the 2 the hearse driver role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 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, 1 supplementary

required, not held control the performance of the vehicle required
required, not held drive vehicles required
required, not held park vehicles required

optional, not held ensure vehicle operability optional

02 handling and moving 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held lift heavy weights required

optional, not held clean vehicle interiors optional
optional, not held clean rooms optional
optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held interpret traffic signals required

04 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held road traffic laws required

05 constructing 1 required

required, not held maintain vehicle appearance required

06 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held transport topography 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held drive vehicles in processions skill
already held maintain personal hygiene standards skill
already held greet guests skill
already held manage funeral equipment skill
already held prepare ceremonial locations skill
already held provide directions to guests skill
already held provide emotional support to the bereaved skill
already held transfer coffins skill
already held work ergonomically skill

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held clean vehicle interiors optional
optional, not held ensure vehicle operability optional
optional, not held clean rooms optional
optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
optional, not held transport topography optional

36 held skills the hearse driver role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role administer appointments skill
not needed by the target role advise on funeral services skill
not needed by the target role analyse financial performance of a company skill
not needed by the target role apply business acumen skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
not needed by the target role assist with funeral planning skill
not needed by the target role business knowledge knowledge
not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role control minor maintenance skill
not needed by the target role coordinate catering skill
not needed by the target role develop organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role dress bodies skill
not needed by the target role embalm bodies skill
not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
not needed by the target role maintain inventory of tools skill
not needed by the target role maintain professional administration skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage emergency evacuation plans skill
not needed by the target role manage financial aspects of a company skill
not needed by the target role manage maintenance operations skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role operate cremation equipment skill
not needed by the target role oversee cremations skill
not needed by the target role perform religious ceremonies skill
not needed by the target role prepare coffins for cremation skill
not needed by the target role promote human rights skill
not needed by the target role provide visitor information skill
not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
not needed by the target role relate empathetically skill
not needed by the target role respond to visitor complaints skill
not needed by the target role show diplomacy skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill

2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held road traffic laws required
optional, not held transport topography optional

Index

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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.