Career

Delivery Drivers

Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics

Career stats

Weekly pay

$1,140

Prospects

Medium

Employed in Australia

78,700

Growth

Very strong growth

Overview

Delivery Drivers drive vans and cars to deliver goods.

Job Titles

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Job Tasks

This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.

  • determining the destinations of goods and most appropriate delivery routes
  • manoeuvring vehicles into position for loading and unloading
  • assisting with loading to ensure goods are arranged for ease of delivery and safely secured to avoid damage
  • verifying loading documents
  • arranging and performing unloading operations and obtaining certification of deliveries
  • reporting vehicle maintenance needs
  • may receive payments for deliveries and arrange accounts

Training & Qualifications

Vocational education & training (VET)

  • Certificate Course in Driving Operations
More about VET

Industry

Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics

If you’re interested in air, road, maritime, rail or land transport, then the Transport, Postal and Warehousing industry could be for you.The Transport, Postal and Warehousing industry is responsible for the safe and prompt delivery of people and goods via a variety of channels, including scenic and sightseeing transport, and for the storage and sorting or ‘warehousing’ of freight before delivery. The sector encompasses logistics (managing & organising the transport), infrastructure, (such as roads, air and rail), and numerous support roles such as customs officers, couriers, tugboat operators and forklift drivers.If you choose this vocational pathway you could work in road transport as a bus, train or taxi driver; in construction as a mobile crane operator; or even in coastal or ocean-going marine operations as a deckhand, engine driver or cook. There are many possibilities, so check out the list of qualifications below!

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