How to become a hand or Pedal vehicle driver

Official title: Hand/Pedal vehicle driver

Also called: Bicycle courier, Bicycle food deliverer, Bicycle rider (not motorised), Despatch courier (bicycle), Mail despatch worker (bicycle), Pedal vehicle driver, Rickshaw driver, Tricycle driver (not motorised), Tricycle rider (not motorised), Trishaw man, Trishaw pedaller, Ÿ Bicycle food deliverer

Hand/Pedal vehicle driver propels cycles and similar vehicles to transport passengers or goods. He/she also maintains vehicles in good running order and does minor repair.

Main tasks

• Loading or unloading goods, or assisting passengers in getting on or off a vehicle
• Moving a vehicle in the desired direction with due regard to other traffic and traffic regulations
• Inspecting vehicle components to identify wear and damage
• Maintaining vehicles, making minor repairs and installing replacement parts
• Collecting fares or charges

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

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• Stevedore
• Railway/Road vehicle loader
• Aircraft loader
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Questions people ask

Will AI change the work of a hand or Pedal vehicle driver?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026