Agricultural contractors provide specialised, seasonal or temporary services to farmers.
44 to 46 seasonal
evenings / weekends / bank holidays on shifts
You can get into this job through:
You could take a college course, which may be useful when you start looking for work. Courses include:
You may need:
You could get into this job through an intermediate or advanced apprenticeship in agriculture.
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.
You could join the National Association of Agricultural Contractors, which can help with industry training and professional development.
You'll find more about working and training in agriculture from the National Land Based College and Bright Crop.
You'll need:
You'll need to:
Driving other 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 may specialise in areas like:
You could also carry out general work like:
You could work on a farm.
Your working environment may be physically demanding, outdoors in all weathers and you'll travel often.
With experience, you could move into teaching, training or consultancy.
You could also work for private companies or co-operatives that offer management services to farms.