From passenger fare controller to bus driver
10 of the 33 essential skills of a bus driver are already essential for a passenger fare controller — about 30% 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.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 23
- would be new
- 30%
- 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
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adhere to transportation work schedule
- assist disable passengers
- assist passengers
- communicate clearly with passengers
- communicate with customers
- help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations
- lift heavy weights
- perform services in a flexible manner
- provide first aid
- provide information to passengers
What would be new
23 skillsEssential for a bus driver and not for a passenger fare controller. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- apply conflict management
- clean road vehicles
- control the performance of the vehicle
- drive in urban areas
- ensure vehicle operability
- ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment
- focus on passengers
- health and safety measures in transportation
- interpret traffic signals
- keep time accurately
- manoeuvre bus
- mechanical components of vehicles
- operate GPS systems
- organise vehicle breakdown support
- passenger transport regulations
- perform defensive driving
- read maps
- road traffic laws
- stay alert
- tolerate sitting for long periods
- transport topography
- use communication devices
- use different communication channels
Other moves from passenger fare controller
2 roles- chief conductor11 skills in common
- tram driver10 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.