How to become a vehicle attendant
Official title: Vehicle attendant
Also called: Lorry attendant, Truck attendant, Truck driver helper, Truck driver offsider, Van attendant, Lorry attendant, Truck driver offsider
Vehicle attendant travels with and assists vehicle drivers during the transportation of goods from one place to another. He/she loads and unloads goods onto and from the vehicle, travels in vehicles guarding goods in transit, signals traffic following the vehicle to overtake when road is clear, and washes and cleans the vehicle. He/she may assist vehicle drivers in doing minor repairs.
Main tasks
- Carrying goods to be loaded on or unloaded from vans, trucks, wagons, ships, or aircraft
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $31,440 a year. The middle half earn $24,000 to $37,548 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How much does a vehicle attendant earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $31,440 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $24,000 to $37,548.
Will AI change the work of a vehicle attendant?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- 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