Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations

£23,464

Average salary

Average annual salary UK 2020 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

49 hours

Average weekly hours

Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

6.8%

Pay growth from 2017 to 2018

Average change in weekly pay rate | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

3.44%

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate UK 2020 | Labour Force Survey

Definition: Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c.

*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 9119

Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of tasks in relation to the breeding and rearing of animals and fish, catch fish at sea and from inland waterways, assist in the picking and lifting of crops, plant and maintain hedges, oversee the incubation and hatching of eggs and perform other fishing and elementary agricultural tasks not elsewhere classified in MINOR GROUP 911: Elementary Agricultural Occupations.

Common tasks include:

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;
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;
cleans animals’ quarters and renews bedding as necessary;
extracts semen for storage, selects appropriate semen from store, injects recipient animal and issues certificate giving pedigree and date of insemination;
incubates eggs in hatchery and supplies chicks for meat and egg production and game birds for reserves;
plants cuttings or shrubs, maintains hedges by clipping, pruning and re-planting, and picks fruit, vegetables, hops and flowers;
performs other farming and related tasks not elsewhere classified including sorting and marking livestock, catching rabbits, cutting peat, shearing sheep and sexing chickens.

(N.E.C. = not elsewhere classified)

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, Fish Husbandry and Fishing Vessel Operations is available at Levels 1 and 2. Fishermen/women are required to undertake safety courses before and during the early stages of employment.

*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.

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Alternative & related job titles: Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c.

Catcher, bird Mate, boat, fishing Cutter, grass Handyman, estate Labourer (horticulture) Heathman Loader, timber (forestry) Milker Picker, cockle Breeder Crabber (fishing) Vaccinator Labourer, garden Hedger and ditcher Mate, trawler Worker, farm, fish Cutter, hedge Trapper (forestry) Digger, bait Man, trawler Grader, pig Shearer, sheep Labourer, policy Carter (farming) Hedger Warder, river Assistant, farm, mink Picker, moss Catcher, rabbit Cutter, straw (farming) Trusser (farming) Cultivator, shellfish Man, decoy Classifier, livestock Layer, hedge Cockler Handyman, gardener's Worker, horticultural Drover Worker, greenhouse (agriculture) Picker, flower Cutter, peat Puller, pea Member, crew (fishing) Shrimper Trapper, rabbit Bosun (fishing) Teamster (farming) Collector, seaweed Seaman (fishing) Gatherer, mussel Attendant, aquarium Labourer, gardener's Worker, general (horticulture) Hand, maintenance (gardening, grounds keeping services) Collector, moss Picker (fruit, vegetable growing) Worker, glasshouse Grader, stock, live Worker, farm, trout Weeder Pisciculturist Worker, turf Worker, garden, market Dredgeman Chick-sexer Collector, reed Worker, bulb (horticulture) Washer (fruit, vegetable growing) Dredger Worker, glass (agriculture) Picker, fruit (farming) Cutter, vegetable Worker, bed, oyster Worker, farm (fish farm, hatchery) Gatherer, seaweed Sexer, chick Worker, seasonal (agriculture, market gardening) Cutter, hay (farming) Worker, hatchery (agriculture) Teamsman (farming) Cutter, reed Worker, peat Harvester, crop Mower, lawn Picker, hop Labourer, landscape Riddler, potato Cutter, mushroom Worker, estate Harpooner Layman, mussel Hatcher, fish Attendant, nursery (horticulture) Labourer (landscape gardening) Man, seed Watcher, river Technician, insemination, artificial Digger, peat Assistant, hatchery Cutter, heath Operator, hatchery Worker, nursery Incubationist (agriculture) Mariner (fishing) Worker, farm, salmon Mate (fishing) Collector, fern Lairman Labourer, garden and parks Milkman (farming) Irrigator Assistant, general (horticulture) Dresser, potato Catcher, chicken Collector, kelp Hand, third (fishing) Hand, spare (fishing) Heathsman Picker, pea (farming) Chopper, firewood Gatherer, watercress Hand, second (fishing) Picker, mushroom Hand, nursery Cutter, watercress Worker, hatchery (fishing) Assistant, farm, fish Labourer, parks Inseminator, artificial Worker, watercress Hand, trawler Picker, potato Hand, deck (fishing) Bo'sun (fishing) Harvester (fruit, vegetable growing) Gatherer Boatswain (fishing) Musseler Worker, crop (horticulture)

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