Farm Workers
Wages
New workers start around £10,722. Normal pay is £24,206 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £36,086.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 86,187 vacancies for this type of job
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.
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.