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Moving truck driver

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

Other denominations:
Moving lorry driver Moving truck driver Moving truck operator Moving van driver Removal lorry driver Removal truck driver Removal van driver Removal van operator

Moving truck drivers operate lorries or trucks intended for relocating and transporting goods, belongings, machinery, and others. They assist in placing goods in the truck for efficient use of space and security compliance.

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

  • Transport services
  • Law
  • Mechanics and metal trades
  • Motor vehicles, ships and aircraft
  • Electricity and energy

Digital competencies

  • Loading and unloading goods and, materials
  • Operating lifting or moving equipment
  • Driving vehicles
  • Complying with operational procedures
  • Interpreting technical documentation and diagrams

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools for collaboration and productivity

Personal competencies

  • Taking a proactive approach
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts

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

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

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.