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Farm Workers

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About this career

£22,941

Median salary

New workers start around £10,173.74. Normal pay is £22,941 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £34,309.46.
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Jobs

Subjects achieved a 100% pass rate, including Maths, Further Maths, Physics, English Literature and Spanish.

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.

Skills

Job postings

Active Learning
43
Mathematics
41
Learning Strategies
38
Critical Thinking
37
Monitoring
36
Active Listening
33
Science
33
Writing
32
Speaking
28
Reading Comprehension
24