dangerous goods driver
Dangerous goods drivers transport fuel and bulk liquid, hazardous products and chemicals by road.
dangerous goods driver dangerous goods drivers transport fuel and bulk liquid, hazardous products and chemicals by road. The role shows low AI exposure (0.38 on a 0-1 scale) — the role's core work resists automation. The most in-demand skills for the role include hazards associated with loading dangerous goods, mechanical components of vehicles, vehicle cargo capacity, health and safety measures in transportation, transport topography.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £39,905 a year for Large goods vehicle drivers (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £33,749 to £46,679 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 8211). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Plant and machine operators and assemblers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only dangerous goods driver, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 8. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Transportation
- Public Safety and Security
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Law and Government
- Mechanical
- Telecommunications
- Education and Training
What you'd actually do
- Check all load-related documentation for completeness and accuracy.
- Inspect loads to ensure that cargo is secure.
- Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
- Crank trailer landing gear up or down to safely secure vehicles.
- Obtain receipts or signatures for delivered goods and collect payment for services when required.
- Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does dangerous goods driver do?
Dangerous goods drivers transport fuel and bulk liquid, hazardous products and chemicals by road.
What skills does dangerous goods driver need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include hazards associated with loading dangerous goods, mechanical components of vehicles, vehicle cargo capacity, health and safety measures in transportation, transport topography, control the performance of the vehicle. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace dangerous goods driver?
Our AI-durability model gives dangerous goods driver a score of 0.38 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at low AI exposure — the role's core work resists current-generation automation. It's a comparatively AI-durable choice within its field.