Agricultural and fishing trades, other Pay Data UK — 2024

Agricultural and fishing trades, other roles in the UK earn a median of £28,087 per year, equivalent to £14.92 per hour as of 2024. This represents a 14.3% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £21,992 to £41,059 per year.

How Pay Varies Across the UK

Each bar shows how many areas of the UK have a median annual pay in that range for Agricultural and fishing trades, other roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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About Agricultural and fishing trades, other

Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of agricultural, practical conservation activities, and fishing tasks not elsewhere classified in minor group 511: Agricultural and related trades.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• nets river fish and feeds and maintains them in spawning pens, cultivates and harvests oysters, mussels and clams on natural and artificial beds, treats water and diseased fish, and empties and cleans outdoor tanks
• navigates and maintains shipping vessels, assists with the shooting, hauling and repairing of fishing nets, prepares, lays and empties baited pots, and guts, sorts and stows fish
• establishes and maintains forest nurseries, forestry and woodland, and diagnoses and treats diseased trees
• patrols a designated area of the countryside to monitor damage, erosion, access to rights of way and the state of footpaths and other facilities, and carries out remedial maintenance work as necessary
• monitors and maintains the level of wildfowl on public and private estates
• manages areas of the countryside and the wider environment, carries out practical conservation activities and assists in promoting awareness of the natural environment

Entry Routes and Qualifications

No formal academic qualifications are required. Training is typically received on-the-job. A variety of vocational and academic qualifications in fish farming, forestry, horse and other animal care are available. Professional qualifications are also available and may be mandatory in some areas.

Related Occupations

Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.