5119- AGRICULTURAL AND FISHING TRADES N.E.C.

Job Title: 

AGRICULTURAL AND FISHING TRADES N.E.C.

Alternate Titles: 

Aboricultural consultant,Bee farmer,Gamekeeper,Share fisherman,Trawler skipper,Tree surgeon

Job Description: 

Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of agricultural and fishing tasks not elsewhere classified in MINOR GROUP 511: Agricultural and Related Trades.

Education: 

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.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details

NS-SEC: 

The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 4
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 9.2
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details

Tasks: 


  • 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.
International Careers(ISCO):