From taxi driver to bus driver
13 of the 33 essential skills of a bus driver are already essential for a taxi driver — about 39% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 13
- skills carry over
- 20
- would be new
- 39%
- of the target job covered
- 33
- essential skills of a bus driver
What a bus driver does
Bus drivers operate buses or coaches, take fares, and look after passengers.
What carries over
13 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- assist passengers
- communicate with customers
- drive in urban areas
- ensure vehicle operability
- lift heavy weights
- mechanical components of vehicles
- operate GPS systems
- organise vehicle breakdown support
- read maps
- tolerate sitting for long periods
- transport topography
- use communication devices
- use different communication channels
What would be new
20 skillsEssential for a bus driver and not for a taxi driver. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- adhere to transportation work schedule
- apply conflict management
- assist disable passengers
- clean road vehicles
- communicate clearly with passengers
- control the performance of the vehicle
- ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment
- focus on passengers
- health and safety measures in transportation
- help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations
- interpret traffic signals
- keep time accurately
- manoeuvre bus
- passenger transport regulations
- perform defensive driving
- perform services in a flexible manner
- provide first aid
- provide information to passengers
- road traffic laws
- stay alert
Other moves from taxi driver
1 roles- private chauffeur14 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a bus driver?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.