Drivers and mobile plant operators drive and tend trains and motor vehicles; drive, operate and MONITOR industrial and agricultural machinery and equipment; or execute deck duties on board ships and other water-borne crafts. The main subgroups are: locomotive engine drivers and related workers; car, van and motorcycle drivers; heavy truck and bus drivers; mobile plant operators; and ships' deck crews and related workers.

There is a strong gender imbalance in the workforce, in FAVOUR of male EMPLOYEES. The occupational group faces fairly widespread recruitment difficulties, due to hardships of the nature of jobs, regarding working hours WORKED and pay LEVELS (for example, heavy truck and bus drivers).

Drivers and mobile plant operators drive and tend trains and motor vehicles; drive, operate and monitor industrial and agricultural machinery and equipment; or execute deck duties on board ships and other water-borne crafts. The main subgroups are: locomotive engine drivers and related workers; car, van and motorcycle drivers; heavy truck and bus drivers; mobile plant operators; and ships' deck crews and related workers.

There is a strong gender imbalance in the workforce, in favour of male employees. The occupational group faces fairly widespread recruitment difficulties, due to hardships of the nature of jobs, regarding working hours worked and pay levels (for example, heavy truck and bus drivers).