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Ocupacions

Live animal transporter

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

Other denominations:
Animal carriage Animal conveyance Animal transport service Animal transporter Animal travel provider Animal travel service Live animal transporter

Live animal transporters provide transport and transfer for live animals, including the monitoring of the health and welfare of animals, the planning of, and preparation for journeys, and loading and unloading of animals, according to national and international legislation.

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

  • Veterinary
  • Law
  • Biology
  • Crop and livestock production
  • Occupational health and safety

Digital competencies

  • Tending and breeding animals
  • Complying with operational procedures
  • Moving and herding animals
  • Providing therapy or veterinary treatment for animals
  • Monitoring health conditions of humans and animals

Digital competencies

  • Analysing and evaluating information and data

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Taking a proactive approach
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Maintaining a positive attitude
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Food processing, woodworking, garment and other craft and related trades workers

Garment and related trades workers

Upholsterers and related workers

Other occupations of the professional group

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

Upholsterers and related workers

3.133

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

14,67%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-2,46% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

74,72%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

16,92%

Part-time contracts

1,20% Turnover index

636

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-5%

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.

Food processing, woodworking, garment and other craft and related trades workers

73%

27%

Men
Women

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

Contracts by age groups.

Food processing, woodworking, garment and other craft and related trades workers

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

Garment and related trades workers

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?

Upholsterers and related workers

No experience
10%
Less than 1 year
19%
Between 1 and 2 years
19%
Between 2 and 4 years
25%
Between 4 and 8 years
7%
More than 8 years
20%
Other service activities
32%
Manufacturing
21%
Construction
14%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
7%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5%
Others
21%

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.