Career development Career development is usually internal, away from trials work. In industry, it is possible to move to trials programme and development management or into sales or marketing in UK or overseas. The salary data was collected in Feb 99 Salary depends on location and employer, whether private or public sector. Salaries are likely to include benefits such as a pension, private insurance, and a car. Overtime has to be worked as necessary during sowing and harvesting.
Some posts involve travel or phoning at planning stage.
The job involves mainly field work in summer and office or laboratory work in winter. Jobs are quite widely available Officers are based at institutes and experimental farms and in agrochemical and animal health field work. Lifestyle implications Work takes place outdoors, in glasshouses, or in laboratories. It is often physically demanding and may involve using farm machinery. Resilience and versatility are necessary, eg to cope with set-backs caused by the weather.