Though mai-goto is mostly performed by single performer such as the Noh shite (main role) or the tsure, hataraki-goto contains performances by many performers around the shite such as in 'kirikumi' (many samurai killing each other using a blade) and 'tachimawari' (a type of action piece, hataraki in Noh, in which the dancer circles the stage to the left to noncongruent instrumental music, the stick drum may be used in the accompaniment).
また舞事は大半が能シテまたは能シテなどによって一人で行われるが、働事には「斬組」や「立廻り」のようにシテを中心とする多人数によって行われるものが含まれる。