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Road Transport Drivers

Job holders in this unit group drive other transport vehicles in roles.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£10,399
£25,572
£38,781

New workers start around £10,399. Normal pay is £25,572 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £38,781.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 85,283 vacancies for this type of job

5.57%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Undertakes minor repairs and notifies supervisor of any mechanical faults.

  • Maintains records of journey times, mileage and hours worked.

  • Checks tyres, brakes, lights, oil, water and fuel levels and general condition of the vehicle.

  • Drives vehicle to destination in accordance with schedule.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Purchasing

  • Tax Returns

  • Manual Handling

  • Warehousing

  • Palletizing

  • Vehicle Inspection

  • Vehicle Maintenance

  • Pre-Trip And Post-Trip Vehicle Inspections

  • Commercial Driving

  • Traffic Regulations

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Customer Service

  • Communication

  • Sales

  • Loading And Unloading

  • Lifting Ability

  • Professionalism

  • English Language

  • Collections

  • Positivity

  • Problem Solving

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.