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Ocupacions

Aircraft fuel system operator

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

Other denominations:
Aeroplane refueller Aircraft fuel system operator Aircraft fuel system worker Aircraft refueller Aircraft refuelling operator Fuel operator Operator of aircraft fuel systems Refueller Refuelling operator

Aircraft fuel system operators maintain fuel distribution systems and ensure the refuelling of planes.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Driving and tending a heavy motor vehicle, such as a lorry with or without trailer or a dump-truck, to transport goods, liquids or heavy materials over short or long distances;
(b) Determining the most appropriate routes;
(c) Ensuring goods are stowed and securely covered, to prevent loss and damage;
(d) Assisting with or carrying out loading or unloading operations, using various lifting or tipping devices;
(e) Carrying out minor maintenance to vehicles, and arranging major maintenance and repairs;
(f) Estimating weights to comply with load limitations, and ensuring the safe distribution of weights.

Knowledge

  • Chemical engineering and processes
  • Electricity and energy

Digital competencies

  • Monitoring safety or security
  • Reporting incidents and defects
  • Following instructions and procedures
  • Complying with health and safety procedures
  • Loading and unloading goods and, materials

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers

Drivers and mobile plant operators

Heavy truck and bus drivers

Heavy truck and lorry drivers

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

Heavy truck and lorry drivers

3.244

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

15,16%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

1,31% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

74,38%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

17,79%

Part-time contracts

1,20% Turnover index

645

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-4%

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.

Drivers and mobile plant operators

92%

8%

Men
Women

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

Contracts by age groups.

Drivers and mobile plant operators

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

Heavy truck and bus drivers

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?

Heavy truck and lorry drivers

No experience
9%
Less than 1 year
14%
Between 1 and 2 years
21%
Between 2 and 4 years
29%
Between 4 and 8 years
8%
More than 8 years
19%
Transportation and storage
34%
Manufacturing
19%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
11%
Other service activities
6%
Education
5%
Others
25%

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.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.