Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.: pay and what the work involves

Occupation 8239 · Process, plant and machine operatives

Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.

Job holders in this unit group monitor the activities of bus drivers, conductors and other road transport depot drivers, undertake various tasks related to water transportation, and perform other transportation tasks not elsewhere classified in minor group 823: Other drivers and transport operatives.

How people enter it

There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is provided both Off and on-the-job. In some areas relevant vocational qualifications are available at level 2 and 3.

What the work involves

checks that vehicles run as scheduled, monitors number of passengers travelling particular routes and makes recommendations for improvement of services
organises relief and replacement crews as necessary, ensures compliance with regulations regarding the carrying of passengers and luggage, and submits reports of any irregularities
checks that goods have been correctly loaded into vehicle, monitors and records information from tachograph, and arranges for servicing, refuelling, cleaning and repair of depot vehicles
operates and maintains lighthouses and navigational lights in harbours, and assists in mooring craft
operates and maintains locks, opens and closes moving bridges across inland waterways and docks, and measures depth of water in canals, rivers, etc. to determine possible dumping or dredging sites
guides horses or ponies and drives horse drawn vehicles to transport goods and passengers

Also called

Bus inspector · Marshal (transport) · Operations assistant (freight handling) · Test driver (motor vehicle mfr) · Transport supervisor · Yard foreman (road transport)

What it pays

Measure	Hours	Basis	Period	Value	Source
8239 : Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	19,700.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
8239 : Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	20,500.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
8239 : Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	21,600.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
8239 : Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	900.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
8239 : Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	1,100.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
8239 : Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	22,600.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
8239 : Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.	None	None	2026-03	800.00	ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)

Every regional figure

ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.

Region	Measure	Hours	Value	Period
East	8239 : Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.	None	2,700.00	2026-03
East Midlands	8239 : Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.	None	2,400.00	2026-03
London	8239 : Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.	None	2,400.00	2026-03
North East	8239 : Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.	None	withheld	2026-03
North West	8239 : Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.	None	1,100.00	2026-03
Northern Ireland	8239 : Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.	None	900.00	2026-03
Scotland	8239 : Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.	None	1,100.00	2026-03
South East	8239 : Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.	None	2,300.00	2026-03
South West	8239 : Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.	None	2,100.00	2026-03
Wales	8239 : Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.	None	800.00	2026-03
West Midlands	8239 : Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.	None	3,900.00	2026-03
Yorkshire and The Humber	8239 : Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.	None	2,500.00	2026-03

Common questions

Does pay for other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c. vary by region?

ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 11 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.

Where do these pay figures come from?

The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.

Classified alongside this

Air transport operatives · Marine and waterways transport operatives · Rail transport operatives · Train and tram drivers