Fishing or Other Elementary Agriculture Occupation
Tasks
- Performs other farming and related tasks not elsewhere classified including sorting and marking livestock, catching rabbits, cutting peat, shearing sheep and sexing chickens.
- Plants cuttings or shrubs, maintains hedges by clipping, pruning and re-planting, and picks fruit, vegetables, hops and flowers.
- Incubates eggs in hatchery and supplies chicks for meat and egg production and game birds for reserves.
- Extracts semen for storage, selects appropriate semen from store, injects recipient animal and issues certificate giving pedigree and date of insemination.
- Cleans animals’ quarters and renews bedding as necessary.
- Harvests oysters, mussels, clams and seaweed off natural or artificial beds, nets river fish and maintains them in spawning pens, assists with feeding and water treatment, and empties and cleans outdoor tanks.
- Assists with the shooting, hauling and repairing of nets, prepares, lays and empties baited pots at intervals, operates winches and lifting gear, and guts, sorts and stows fish.
Typical Education Level
Level 2 NVQ; GCSE at grades A*-C
Will retirement created job openings
In the UK, 21% in this profession are aged 55 or above.* They will likely retire in the next 10 years, creating a demand for new workers
*This is based on national data
£18,321 Average wage
Average annual earnings
The current average wage for fishing or other elementary agriculture occupation is £18,321
923 positions
Current Employment
The number of jobs in the career for the current year is 923. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.
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Job Postings
Over the past year, jobs have been posted for fishing or other elementary agriculture occupation roles.
How well does it pay?
Normal pay for this occupation is £18,321 per year. That is about £1,527 per month or £9.40 per hour. New workers generally start on £9,471, while highly experienced workers can earn as much as £30,155
Is it growing or declining?
This career has grown over the last 2 years, and is expected to remain the same over the next 4 years. Currently, 923 people are employed in the region.
