Driving instructors
Driving instructors teach people how to drive motor vehicles.
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Driving instructors - from $5,151 to $12,042 per month - 2025.
- A Driving instructors typically earns between $5,151 and $6,833 gross per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between $5,309 and $7,546 per month for a working week of 38 hours.
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Job Responsibilities
- Instructing students under actual driving conditions, and explaining and demonstrating the operation of brakes, clutch, gear selection, automatic transmission, signals and lights
- Teaching road traffic regulations
- Teaching road craft and road safety
- Advising students when they are ready to undergo driving examination
- Advising on and teaching advanced driving techniques required for emergency situations
- Illustrating and explaining handling and mechanical operation of motor vehicles and driving techniques using blackboard diagrams and audiovisual aids