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Driving instructor

Latest available data: June 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Driving educator Driving instructor Driving trainer Instructor in driving Learner driver instructor Teacher of driving Teacher of learner drivers

Driving instructors teach people the theory and practice on how to operate a vehicle safely and according to regulations. They assist students in developing the skills needed to drive and prepare them for the driving theory and the driving examination. They may also supervise driving examinations.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Instructing students under actual driving conditions, and explaining and demonstrating the operation of brakes, clutch, gear selection, automatic transmission, signals and lights;
(b) Teaching road traffic regulations;
(c) Teaching road craft and road safety;
(d) Advising students when they are ready to undergo driving examination;
(e) Advising on and teaching advanced driving techniques required for emergency situations;
(f) Illustrating and explaining handling and mechanical operation of motor vehicles and driving techniques using blackboard diagrams and audiovisual aids.

Knowledge

  • Motor vehicles, ships and aircraft
  • Mechanics and metal trades
  • Work skills
  • Transport services
  • Occupational health and safety

Digital competencies

  • Driving vehicles
  • Driving light vehicles
  • Training on operational procedures
  • Operating communications equipment
  • Testing vehicles

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools for collaboration and productivity

Personal competencies

  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Supporting others
  • Working efficiently
  • Leading others
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts

Professional groups of the occupation

Professionals

Science and engineering professionals

Physical and earth science professionals

Chemists

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Chemists

82

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

26,37%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

30,16% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

97,56%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

17,07%

Part-time contracts

1,01% Turnover index

17

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-16%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Science and engineering professionals

53%

47%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Science and engineering professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Physical and earth science professionals

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Chemists

No experience
30%
Less than 1 year
30%
Between 1 and 2 years
19%
Between 2 and 4 years
21%
Between 4 and 8 years
0%
More than 8 years
0%
Education
34%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
18%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
12%
Manufacturing
10%
Information and communication
10%
Others
16%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.