All about the profession of driver

Driver - This is an employee who manages all kinds of means of transport. Today in our article we will talk about the features of the profession, the pros and cons of the work of such a specialist.

First of all, the fact that work as a machinist is only suitable for representatives of a strong half of humanity. Due to the fact that the person holding this position performs complex and responsible work, it is forbidden at the legislative level to attract women to the post of driver. Generally speaking, the driver is by definition general specialist, since in the course of fulfilling his professional duties he must simultaneously carry out a number of disparate tasks.

In the past few years, they have become very popular working professions. That is why an increasing number of young people are turning their attention to the specialty of the engineer. However, before making a final decision regarding your future career, it is important to evaluate all the advantages and disadvantages of the profession. The advantages of the driver can include the following characteristics.

1. High pay. If we look at the statistics, we can conclude that the average level of salary of a driver is quite high. This is due to the complexity of the profession itself.Thus, in the event that you acquire the appropriate professional education, you will be able to provide a high standard of living for yourself and your family.
2. Availability of a social package. Machinists are people who are officially employed. Accordingly, they can count on a full-fledged social package, as well as on all kinds of privileges and benefits.
3. Relevance in the labor market. If we analyze the open vacancies of employment centers throughout the country, we can conclude that the drivers are quite popular specialists. Having received professional training in this specialty, you can be sure of tomorrow.
4. Early retirement. Due to the fact that the work of the driver is associated with great responsibility, high risks and dangerous working conditions, the employer gives his employees the opportunity to retire early enough.

Among the minuses of the profession of a machinist, the following parameters can be distinguished.

• High stress. High responsibility, which is associated with the work of the driver, requires the employee stress resistance and high emotional stability.
• Permanent business trips. The professional activity of the driver is associated with constant traveling and business trips, in connection with which he spends a rather small amount of time with his family and can miss various family celebrations.
• Work on weekends and holidays. Due to the irregular work schedule and the shift nature of professional activity, the driver can be called to work on a weekend or holiday.
• Hazardous working conditions. Fulfillment of the daily working functions of the driver is associated with the impact on the human body of a large number of negative factors: electric fields, vibration, accelerations and braking. All these factors can have a detrimental effect on health, can cause many chronic diseases and ailments.

Depending on the nature of the driver’s work, a professional may have one (or several) specialties. Consider the main ones:

• Process Pump Specialist;
• driver of a mobile power station;
• train driver;
• master of railway construction machines;
• logging station manager;
• lineman;
• turbine specialist;
• skidder driver;
• driver-driver of underground self-propelled PSM;
• manipulator master;
• driver of road installations;
• cutter driver;
• minder of a motor vehicle;
• material handling specialist;
• power unit operator;
• escalator driver;
• oil and gas drilling rig master;
• flushing unit specialist;
• aerial platform master;
• machinist of washing and gas turbine devices;
• enrichment and briquetting specialist;
• machinist of crushing trolley;
• dump truck master;
• fuel supply specialist;
• driver PKS, SPS, PTE, etc.

Thus, you can choose one or another specialization depending on your individual preferences.

In the course of his work, the driver is required to perform a huge number of tasks. Moreover, all functions are regulated by such official documents as job description, professional standard and ETKS. Moreover, depending on the rank of the specialist and the specific place of work, the volume of what a specialist should know and be able to do may vary. The standard functions of a specialist include:

• management of various trains (both freight and passenger);
• management of industrial and shunting locomotives;
• control over the stability of all components of the train;
• checking the technical condition of the mechanisms;
• control over the safety of passengers and cargo;
• adherence to train schedules;
• monitoring of traffic indicators and many others other

It should be borne in mind that for poor performance of their duties or for refusing to perform them, the driver may be liable (up to criminal). Thus, before officially accepting a job offer, you need to make sure that you are able to perform all the tasks that your employer requires.

Only a person who received appropriate education.

In order to enter the driver, you need to pass the relevant exams after the 9th grade (these can be subjects such as history and mathematics). In addition, some educational institutions may require applicants to take entrance exams. One way or another, but after choosing a particular educational institution, you need to visit the admissions office and find out all the details.

If you want to become a driver, then you need to undergo appropriate training in secondary vocational school (e.g., college or college). You can go to college after 9th grade. It is recommended to choose Direction of preparation “Technical operation of rolling stock of railways”. It is recommended to give preference to prestigious educational institutions from the capital or major cities.

After graduation, you will have to pass a certification exam in order to become a qualified employee and be able to find a job in an appropriate position. It should be borne in mind that after receiving a 3-year education in a secondary vocational institution, one should not stop training.

The driver is a specialist who receives a fairly high salary. So, the average figure in Russia is about 40,000 rubles. It should be borne in mind that the level of material compensation for labor depends on a number of characteristics:

• region of residence (in large cities and the capital, drivers receive much more than in the provinces);
• work experience and level of education (these characteristics are directly proportional to the level of wages);
• specific place of work (usually in private companies employees receive more than at state enterprises), etc.