There are four kinds of hataraki-goto that are played on nohkan, kotsuzumi, and otsuzumi: 'kakeri' (a type of action piece in Noh, hataraki danced about the ghosts of warriors, shura-mono or mad people, kyoran-mono to depict suffering or distraction), 'iroe' (shosa, a conduct of Noh, short dance of the shite, a main role making the circuit of the stage silently before kuse), 'kirikumi,' and 'tachimawari' (also called hataraki and the stick drum is used in some tachimawari).
能管、小鼓、大鼓によって奏される働事には「カケリ」（翔）、「イロエ」（彩色）、「斬組」、「立廻り」（ハタラキともいう。また立廻りには太鼓入りもある）の四種がある。