A new report has shown that job seekers are increasingly looking to truck driving as their next career.

The latest Work Watch report from not-for-profit employment services provider Workskil Australia suggests jobs for truck drivers rose 30 per cent in the September quarter of last year, making truck drivers one of the most in demand roles in the employment market.

“The good, the bad and the ugly in the employment market is clearly on show,” Workskil Australia CEO Nicole Dwyer says.

“The overall rise in job placements is very pleasing to see but it doesn’t hide the reality that it’s increasingly harder for disadvantaged Australians to find a home, pay their bills and hold down a job.

“Often, homelessness goes unreported because many job seekers do not consider couch surfing to be a form of homelessness. However, it’s difficult to sustain employment when the most basic necessities are unmet.”

Dwyer says truck driver positions are in strong demand across a variety of industries, making it a well suited career option for a broad range of job seekers.

“We help a large number of job seekers obtain trucking licences to work in areas like traffic control to logistics and on large infrastructure sites. It’s a very transferable skill,” she says.

While truck driver jobs wasn’t the highest in demand job in the report, with builder’s labourers retaining the top spot, transport and logistics remains in the top three industries for job placements.