Truck Driver's Offsider
ANZSCO 891112
1,200
54%
10%
27 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.
About this career
Truck Driver Offsiders load and unload trucks and containers.
What they typically do
- Working with a truck driver: labelling goods with customers' details and destinations.
- Loading goods into trucks, containers and rail wagons, and securing loads.
- Assisting to tie down loads and cover them with tarpaulins.
- Guiding truck drivers into loading bays and through confined spaces.
- Performing clerical functions to record and check cargo on arrival, storage and dispatch.
- Transferring loads using moving equipment and directing equipment operations using communication systems.
States and territories
Share of workers by location
Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Truck Driver's Offsider.
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Advanced Diploma of Applied Electrical Engineering (Electrical Systems)
52883WA · AQF 6 · 1 providers
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Advanced Diploma of Applied Electrical Engineering (Power Industry)
52888WA · AQF 6 · 1 providers
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Advanced Diploma of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
UEE62525 · AQF 6 · 2 providers