Agricultural contractors provide specialised, seasonal or temporary services to farmers.
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37 to 39 a week (between 8am and 6pm)
You'll need:
You'll need to:
Driving vehicles like lorries, tractors, harvesters and fork lift trucks can also be part of your work. You can find out more about driving specialist vehicles from GOV.UK.
You can get into this job through:
You could take a course at agricultural college which may be useful when you start looking for work.
Courses include:
You may need:
4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English and maths for a T Level
The following apprenticeships may be relevant to this role:
You'll usually need:
You could apply directly to become an agricultural contractor. Employers will usually expect you to have experience of working with farm machinery.
Agricultural contracting can be competitive, with lots of contractors applying for the same work. It will help you to get jobs and build your business if you have a specialism that no one else in the surrounding area offers.
You could join the National Association of Agricultural Contractors. They can help with industry training and professional development.
You'll find more about working and training in agriculture from Tasty Careers and The Institute of Agriculture and Horticulture.
Depending on your area of work specialism you could:
You could work on a farm.
Your working environment may be physically demanding, outdoors in all weathers and you'll travel often.
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