taxi driver
Code 8322.7
Taxi drivers operate a licensed private passenger transportation vehicle, looking after customers, taking fares and managing vehicle servicing.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- mechanical components of vehicles
- transport topography
- geographic areas
Skills and competences
- apply knowledge of human behaviour
- communicate with customers
- drive in urban areas
- park vehicles
- ensure vehicle operability
- read maps
- lift heavy weights
- handle petty cash
- maintain vehicle appearance
- operate radio dispatch systems for taxis
- operate GPS systems
- follow verbal instructions
- use communication devices
- use different communication channels
Transversal competences
- provide customers with price information
- tolerate stress
- tolerate sitting for long periods
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences