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Farm Workers

Farm workers perform a variety of tasks, by hand and machine, to produce and harvest crops and to breed and rear cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£10,308
£23,162
£34,874

New workers start around £10,308. Normal pay is £23,162 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £34,874.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 91,341 vacancies for this type of job

4.45%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Carries out maintenance on farm buildings, hedges, ditches and erects and repairs fences.

  • Catches, moves, and handles livestock, including in preparation for transport.

  • Treats minor ailments, delivers vaccinations and other medicines under the direction of the veterinary surgeon, and assists the veterinary surgeon as required.

  • Cleans barns, sheds, pens, yards, incubators and breeding units and sterilises milking and other equipment as necessary.

  • Weighs and measures foodstuffs, feeds animals and checks them for any signs of disease.

  • Cultivates growing crops by hoeing, spraying and thinning as necessary.

  • Operates farm machinery to prepare soil, fertilise and treat crops.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Machinery

  • Poultry

  • Animal Husbandry

  • Agriculture

  • Food Preparation

  • Irrigation (Landscaping And Agriculture)

  • Event Catering

  • Weed Control

  • Farming

  • Farm Equipment

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Management

  • Customer Service

  • Detail Oriented

  • Operations

  • Teaching

  • Enthusiasm

  • English Language

  • Cleanliness

  • Self-Motivation

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.