How Much Does a Driving Instructor Make?

If you're good at the wheel and you're always giving tips to your friends on how to drive better, chances are you've already heard that you'd make a great Driving Instructor. However, assuming this role in the job market is not an easy task.

This professional is responsible for teaching vehicle driving techniques, so that new people become qualified to drive cars legally.

In this way, it must manage the educational process of the individual, through the application of traffic law concepts in classes and practical training in driving vehicles.

Necessary skills

To become a Driving School Instructor, it is desirable that the professional has:

• A lot of calm and patience to give classes, whether theoretical or practical;
• Know how to deal with different types of people;
• Be creative to get around situations arising from practice in traffic;
• Know the properly updated and reinforced traffic laws;
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• Be attentive in the work performed;
• Have an excellent command of the content of the classes.

Career of a Driving School Instructor

The professional in this area must be at least 21 years old, have completed high school and at least two years of qualification in any category, in addition to keeping the driver's license without very serious infractions for a minimum of sixty days before taking the certification.

Upon becoming professional, future driving school instructors receive classes on the fundamentals of education, teaching techniques, Portuguese language, traffic, traffic medicine, defensive driving, notions of first aid, notions of protection and respect for the environment, notions of social interaction in traffic, basic mechanics, psychology applied to traffic safety, operation of vehicles with two and four wheels, vehicle driving practice, in addition to the internship supervised.

Through the Driving School Instructor course, the professional also learns vehicle maintenance techniques, in with a view to guiding CNH candidates on possibilities for saving, preserving and increasing the useful life of parts and equipment.

To improve their working conditions and salary, the instructor can take courses to teach future drivers of categories B, C and D, motorcycle freight, MOPP instructor (transport of dangerous goods), public transport, school transport, emergency transport, teaching director and general director.

Main areas of activity

The Driving School Instructor can basically act in two ways in the process of training students, both in the theoretical and practical fields:

• Theoretical field: In this case, its main activities are carried out in the classroom, where it teaches traffic law lessons;
• Practical field: Acts as a driving practice teacher, instructing the student during vehicle driving training.

Average Salary of Driving School Instructor

The salary for a Driving School Instructor depends on the region and the driving school you will work for, but generally the average for a beginner professional varies between R$ 1,000.00 and R$ 1,600.00.

Check the average salary according to the Catho Guia de Professions:

Maximum	BRL 2,900.00
Average	BRL 1,676.53
Minimum	BRL 1,200.00

Source: Catho Profession Guide