£27,040
Average Annual Pay
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020
58
Average Weekly Hours
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2019
3.44%
Unemployment Rate
Labour Force Survey 2020
Future employment projections (Working Futures UK)
Description
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.
Qualifications
There are no minimum academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job, supplemented by vocational training at an agricultural college. A variety of NVQs/SVQs in Agriculture are available at Levels 1 and 2, together with BTEC diplomas and apprenticeships in some areas.Typical tasks
- operates farm machinery to prepare soil, fertilise and treat crops;
- cultivates growing crops by hoeing, spraying and thinning as necessary;
- weighs and measures foodstuffs, feeds animals and checks them for any signs of disease;
- cleans barns, sheds, pens, yards, incubators and breeding units and sterilises milking and other equipment as necessary;
- treats minor ailments and assists veterinary surgeon as required;
- moves and handles livestock and tends them during birth and rearing of young;
- carries out maintenance on farm buildings, hedges, ditches and erects and repairs fences.
Common job titles
Man, poultry
Worker, field
Supervisor, unit, poultry
Attendant, pig
Operative, agricultural
Shepherd
Worker, farm
Keeper, cow
Help, farm
Handyman, farm
Herdsman
Hand, dairy (farming)
Man, job, odd (agriculture)
Collector, egg (poultry farm)
Attendant, poultry
Wife, farmer's
Landworker
Worker, agricultural
Craftsman, agricultural
Labourer, agricultural
Worker, general (farming)
Assistant, farm
Cowman
Hand, farm
Pigman
Dairyman (farming)
Yardman (farming)
Labourer, farm
Lamber
Handler, poultry
Man, gang (agriculture)
Stocksman (farming)
Master, gang
Assistant, general (agriculture)
Labourer (agriculture)
Worker, wire (hop growing)
Stockman (farming)
Worker, land
Cattleman
Assistant, poultry
Dairymaid (farming)
Worker, poultry
Man, yard (farming)
Cropper (agriculture)
Yardsman (farming)
Labourer, estate
Keeper, stock (agriculture)
Education background
Destination of Leavers survey, supplied by the Higher Education Statistics.
Compare Farm workers with other careers
249/355
Ranked 249th out of 355 careers for highest average pay.
5/355
Ranked 5th out of 355 careers for the longest hours.
121/355
Ranked 121st out of 355 careers for highest unemployment rate.
Top industries: Farm workers
Working Futures UK
Employment type
Gender breakdown
£430
Female average weekly pay
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020
£530
Male average weekly pay
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020
36/350
Gender pay gap ranking
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020
Compare the Gender Pay Gap for Farm workers with other careers.
Average weekly pay by age and gender: Farm workers
Pay change between years
Hard-to-fill vacancies
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