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

parking valettotaxi driver

A parking valet already meets 33% of what the taxi driver role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From parking valet
33%
Overlap1
To taxi driver
8 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
66 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 66

This move: 66 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the taxi driver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the parking valet 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 8 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 parking valet background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain vehicle appearance constructing
  • already held assist passengers assisting and caring
  • already held provide customers with price information communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held drive in urban areas working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held mechanical components of vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held follow verbal instructions communication, collaboration and creativity

All 8 carried skills, including the 8 the taxi driver role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 8 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 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • 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
02 management skills 4 required
  • required, not held organise vehicle breakdown support required
  • required, not held tolerate stress required
  • required, not held handle petty cash required
  • required, not held tolerate sitting for long periods required
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour required
  • required, not held use different communication channels required
  • optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
04 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held read maps required
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held geographic areas required
06 services 1 required
  • required, not held transport topography required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

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.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assist passengers skill
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held drive in urban areas skill
  • already held follow verbal instructions skill
  • already held lift heavy weights skill
  • already held maintain vehicle appearance skill
  • already held mechanical components of vehicles knowledge
  • already held provide customers with price information skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held operate GPS systems required
08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain privacy of service users optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • 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
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
21 held skills the taxi driver role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
  • not needed by the target role assist disable passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role clean vehicle interiors skill
  • not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role drive automatic car skill
  • not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure protection of car parking skill
  • not needed by the target role execute vehicle maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role greet guests skill
  • not needed by the target role handle guest luggage skill
  • not needed by the target role handle surveillance equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret traffic signals skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain personal hygiene standards skill
  • not needed by the target role operate radio equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role park guest's vehicle skill
  • not needed by the target role perform defensive driving skill
  • not needed by the target role provide directions to guests skill
  • not needed by the target role road traffic laws knowledge
  • not needed by the target role wash vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role work in shifts 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 geographic areas required
  • required, not held transport topography required
Index

Other moves recorded from parking valet

Full index of moves from parking valet

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.