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Farm Workers

Overview

£21,492 Entry Level Salary

£29,007 Average Salary

£43,697 Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

  • 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.

Education Requirements

Required Level Percentage achieved
Level 0 15%
Level 1 12%
Level 2 28%
Level 3 34%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education) 7%
Level 6 (Bachelors) 4%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent) 1%

1 Annual Opening

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.

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