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Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services

SOC 2020 1212

Managers and proprietors in this unit group plan, organise and co-ordinate the activities and resources of forestry, fishing, animal husbandry and related operations and establishments.

Also calledRacehorse trainerHorse racing trainerEquine trainerManagerFishing boat ownerOwnerand 34 more titles
Typical full-time pay£33,0002025 Provisional
People in the job19,000across the UK
Demand for workersNot high
New adverts a month244↓ 13%on last year · 330th of 412

Pay

ONS · ASHE 2025
What full-time managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services earn, 2025
£33,000 typicaln/ptop 10%
n/p: top 10% not published by ONS
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Lowest 10% earn less thanNot published
Lowest 20% earn less thanNot published
25%Not published
Median£33,000
75%Not published
Top 20% earn more thanNot published
Top 10% earn more thanNot published
Typical pay by regionUK median £33,000
North EastNot published by ONS–
North WestNot published by ONS–
Yorkshire and The HumberNot published by ONS–
East MidlandsNot published by ONS–
West MidlandsNot published by ONS–
East of EnglandNot published by ONS–
LondonNot published by ONS–
South EastNot published by ONS–
South WestNot published by ONS–
ScotlandNot published by ONS–
WalesNot published by ONS–
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UK median, £33,000
North EastNot published by ONS
North WestNot published by ONS
Yorkshire and The HumberNot published by ONS
East MidlandsNot published by ONS
West MidlandsNot published by ONS
East of EnglandNot published by ONS
LondonNot published by ONS
South EastNot published by ONS
South WestNot published by ONS
ScotlandNot published by ONS
WalesNot published by ONS
Typical pay over 3 years
  • 2023 £29,500
  • 2024 £30,700
  • 2025 Provisional£33,000
↑ 12% since 2023Provisional figures are revised when ONS publishes the next year’s survey.

Jobs and demand

ONS · Textkernel adverts · DfE

About 244 jobs for managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services are advertised each month. The Department for Education rates demand for workers as not high.

New job adverts a month, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026
New advertsMonth not published by ONS (1 in all)
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Aug 2026209
Jul 2026278
Jun 2026287
May 2026301
Apr 2026306
Mar 2026Not published
Feb 2026297
Jan 2026264
Dec 2025108
Nov 2025203
Oct 2025229
Sept 2025196
Aug 2025273
Jul 2025286
Jun 2025392
May 2025360
Apr 2025321
Mar 2025412
Feb 2025386
Jan 2025270
Dec 2024133
Nov 2024194
Oct 2024212
Sept 2024266
Aug 2024317
Jul 2024362
Jun 2024436
May 2024430
Apr 2024420
Mar 2024322
Feb 2024307
Jan 2024299
Dec 2023159
Nov 2023158
Oct 2023177
Sept 2023214
Aug 2023248
Jul 2023257
Jun 2023378
May 2023426
Apr 2023331
Mar 2023347
Feb 2023306
Jan 2023422
Dec 2022342
Nov 2022388
Oct 2022317
Sept 2022329
Aug 2022425
Jul 2022477
Jun 2022508
May 2022478
Apr 2022404
Mar 2022510
Feb 2022420
Jan 2022428
Dec 2021287
Nov 2021361
Oct 2021419
Sept 2021456
Aug 2021414
Jul 2021481
Jun 2021531
May 2021597
Apr 2021430
Mar 2021449
Feb 2021253
Jan 2021259
Dec 2020159
Nov 2020191
Oct 2020211
Sept 2020202
Aug 2020210
Jul 2020247
Jun 2020170
May 2020150
Apr 2020214
Mar 2020318
Feb 2020331
Jan 2020326
Dec 2019156
Nov 2019201
Oct 2019286
Sept 2019270
Aug 2019250
Jul 2019341
Jun 2019344
May 2019388
Apr 2019277
Mar 2019276
Feb 2019255
Jan 2019243
Dec 2018126
Nov 2018182
Oct 2018210
Sept 2018263
Aug 2018219
Jul 2018250
Jun 2018335
May 2018334
Apr 2018274
Mar 2018293
Feb 2018251
Jan 2018255
Dec 2017120
Nov 2017168
Oct 2017199
Sept 2017261
Aug 2017272
Jul 2017275
Jun 2017400
May 2017308
Apr 2017290
Mar 2017355
Feb 2017286
Jan 2017249
Is there a shortage of managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services?
Not high

The Department for Education rates demand as not high, elevated or critical, using five indicators. This is its 2025 assessment.

  • Visas grantedAbove usual
  • Online job advertsUsual
  • Wage growthAbove usual
  • Pay against similar jobsUsual
  • Hours workedUsual
Note: uncertainty in change in hourly wage.
Vacancies hard to fill because of skills
24%against 27% for all jobs
Broader groupFigure for other managers and proprietors, which includes managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services. DfE Employer Skills Survey 2024.
Where the most jobs are advertisedadverts a quarter
London91
Cornwall13
Wiltshire11
Buckinghamshire10
Manchester10
Bristol, City of9
Nottingham8
Westmorland and Furness8
Birmingham8
Perth and Kinross8
London is published as one area. Averages leave out quarters ONS withheld.
Where managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services are most concentratedShare of local job adverts, compared with the UK.

Recruitment from abroad. Fewer than 10 sponsored work visas were granted for this job from July 2025 to June 2026. Home Office

Who does it

ONS · Annual Population Survey · April 2025 to March 2026
WomenToo few in the survey to give a reliable figure
Age of managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services
20%!
17%!
19%!
28%!
n/p
9.3%!
!Small sample: treat with cautionn/p: too few in the survey to publish
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16–2420% (small sample)
25–3417% (small sample)
35–4419% (small sample)
45–5428% (small sample)
55–64Not published
65+9.3% (small sample)
Highest qualification
Degree or equivalent!34%
Higher education below degree!6%
A levels or equivalent!33%
GCSEs or equivalent!20%
Other qualifications–
Not published
No qualifications!6.1%
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Degree or equivalent34% (small sample)
Higher education below degree6% (small sample)
A levels or equivalent33% (small sample)
GCSEs or equivalent20% (small sample)
Other qualificationsNot published
No qualifications6.1% (small sample)

Main employers: other personal service activities nec (20%), support services to forestry (17%), landscape service activities (13%), other sports activities (8.3%).

How to get in

Hold a degree
34%
as their highest qualification
Apprenticeships
3
from level 3, including degree apprenticeships
Apprenticeships take
15 months to 3 years
typically

Routes in

You can get into this job through:

Apprenticeship

You could start by applying to do a Senior Equine Groom Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship before going on to an assistant trainer's course.

This apprenticeship usually takes at least 18 months to complete.

Entry requirements

Employers will set their own entry requirements.

  • experience in related work

Work your way up

You could work at a racing stables as a groom, a rider or instructor. You could then move on to do a 3-day assistant trainer's course at The British Racing School or National Horseracing College.

The course includes:

  • staff management
  • handicapping
  • media training
  • health and safety
  • racing welfare
  • licensing

Once you have several years' experience as an assistant trainer, you could do the racehorse trainer's course and apply for a full trainer's licence.

Other routes

If you have a lot of experience in a stables, you could complete the Level 3 Diploma in Work Based Racehorse Care and the racehorse trainer's course.

You could then apply for a trainer's licence from the British Horseracing Authority.

What you’ll need

  • complete the Level 3 Diploma in Racehorse Care and Management
  • have a minimum of 5 years' experience in a racing yard
  • pass a pre-licence training course with The British Racing School at Newmarket, or the National Horseracing College at Doncaster

You must have a trainer licence issued by the British Horseracing Authority.

To apply for a licence, you'll need to meet several conditions, for example, you must:

Registration and professional bodies

Career tips

You will need experience of working in stables and handling horses to be eligible for training courses.

Further information

You can find out more about about working in horseracing from careersinracing and the British Horse Society.

Routes in are from the National Careers Service job profile for racehorse trainer. Contains public sector information from the National Careers Service licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Apprenticeships

3 for this job
Level 6About 3 yearsDegree

Professional forester

You gain
BSc (Hons) Forest Management
Leads to
Institute of Chartered Foresters
Details on Skills England

© Skills England 2025. This information is licensed under the Open Government Licence https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

The work

ONS · ESCO · O*NET

Typical tasks

  • determines financial, staffing and other short- and long-term needs
  • manages and trains staff
  • decides, or advises on, type of animal to be bred and/or trained, and selects, buys and trains animals accordingly
  • plans and directs the establishment and maintenance of forest /woodland areas and regularly inspects forest work
  • liaises with neighbouring landowners, contractors and local authorities
  • oversees facilities such as visitor centres, nature trails, footpaths, etc.
  • selects suitable breeding grounds for shellfish, sea and freshwater fish and purchases stock
  • arranges rearing and feeding and ensures health of fish stocks
  • oversees maintenance of equipment and fish habitats
  • plans fishing voyages, maintains vessel/s and equipment and oversees operational safety
  • arranges for sale of catch, liaises with onshore agents
  • ensures observance of maritime laws and international fishing regulations

Skills

  • conserve forests
  • manage forests
  • monitor forest health
  • monitor forest productivity
  • organise labour
  • organise tree plantations
  • promote environmental awareness
  • supervise forestry workers
  • write technical reports related to trees
  • advise on timber harvest
  • apply forest legislation
  • communicate with customers
  • coordinate forestry research
  • coordinate timber sales

Knowledge

  • agronomy
  • animal welfare legislation
  • environmental legislation
  • environmental policy
  • forestry regulations
  • health and safety regulations
  • pest control in plants
  • plant disease control

Suits people who like

  • Practical, hands-on work
  • Organising and following procedures

Outlook

DfE · Skills Imperative 2035
Broader groupThese projections are for other managers and proprietors, a group of 22 jobs that includes managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services.
Change in jobs, 2020 to 2035↑ 43%about 494,000 more jobs
Workers needed by 20351.3 millionincluding people replacing those who retire or leave

Sources

Pay
ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
People in the job, who does it
ONS, Annual Population Survey, April 2025 to March 2026
Job adverts
ONS, online job adverts (Textkernel), to Aug 2026
Demand, skill shortages
Department for Education and Skills England, Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey
Outlook
The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE
Routes in
National Careers Service job profiles
Apprenticeships, qualifications
Skills England occupational maps
Skills, interests
ESCO classification of the European Commission; O*NET data, U.S. Department of Labor (CC BY 4.0, modified)
Visas
Home Office, immigration system statistics

Figures as of 10 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey: Department for Education and Skills England. Immigration system statistics: Home Office. Contains public sector information from the National Careers Service licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

© Skills England 2025. This information is licensed under the Open Government Licence https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Source: The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

This service includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This service has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. CC BY 4.0 licence.

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