I'll drive Uber once I'm skillful...

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Silverobama

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I was chatting with Eric. Eric followed me on Twitter so he knew that I want to drive Uber (taxi here in Chongqing).

Eric: Do you really want to drive Uber? I mean, your English is good. You can find a good job.
Silver: Yes. I think I'll driver Uber once I'm skillful at driving.

Is my italic sentence natural?
 
No.

I think I’ll become an Uber driver ….
Much appreciated, Rover.

I think I'll become an Uber driver once I'm skillful at driving.

Is this one okay? Can I also say?

I think I'll become an Uber driver once I'm skillful.
 
I was chatting with Eric. Eric followed me on Twitter so he knew that I want to drive an Uber/want to be an Uber driver (a taxi here in Chongqing).

Eric: Do you really want to drive an Uber/want to be an Uber driver? I mean, your English is good. You can find a good job.
Silver: Yes. I think I'll become an Uber driver Uber once I'm skillful at driving a better driver.

Is my italic sentence natural?

We don't use "skilful" (note the BrE spelling) with "driver", unless we're talking about someone like a rally car/Formula One driver, or perhaps a stunt driver. In general, people can either drive or they can't (I mean they have passed a test and have a valid driving licence).
Like Rover, I prefer "an Uber driver" over "to drive an Uber".

I think I'll become an Uber driver once I'm skillful at driving. *See my comment above.

Is this one okay? Can I also say the following?

I think I'll become an Uber driver once I'm skillful. ❌
Your last sentence doesn't suggest that you're talking specifically about driving. We don't know what you're waiting to be skilful at.
 
Much appreciated, emsr2d2.

I have one last question about this sentence:

I think I'll become an Uber driver once I'm a better driver.
I wonder if I can use only one "driver" here to avoid the repetition.

I think I'll become an Uber driver once I'm better at driving.

Is the above red sentence good?
 
It's OK.
 
Also: I think I‘ll become an Uber driver once I’m more experienced.
 
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