Agriculture - Tractor Driver
Agriculture - Tractor Driver
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Tractor drivers operate farm machinery to plough fields, plant seeds, and spray and harvest crops.
- Discuss work with the farm manager
- Plough fields, sow seeds and harvest crops
- Spray crops with fertilisers and pesticides
- Use tractor attachments to cut hedges and make hay bales
- Maintain equipment and carry out basic repairs
You could work on a farm.
Your working environment may be outdoors in all weathers, cramped, noisy, physically demanding and dusty.
You may need to wear safety clothing and use safety equipment.
Tractor Drivers tend to work 60 to 62 hours a week. You could work seasonally, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
Starting: £16,000
Experienced: £30,000
There is no set route to become a tractor driver so you could apply directly.
It might be useful if you have some experience in farming and a knowledge of basic mechanics.
You could do a college course to get some of the skills you need to become a tractor driver.
You could do a general farm worker intermediate apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship usually takes 18 months to complete.
You'll usually need some GCSEs, usually including English and maths, or equivalent, for an intermediate apprenticeship. If you have an EHCP you may be able to apply under the DfE exemption which allows the apprentice to use Entry level 3 English and Maths qualifications. The apprentice would have to be component enough to successfully achieve all other aspects of the apprenticeship requirements, become occupationally competent and achieve Entry Level 3 in English and Maths before the end of their apprenticeship.