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Farm labour resume examples for 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a farm labour resume

Craft a resume summary statement

A well-written resume summary is basically an elevator pitch. You are summing up your skills and experience in a few sentences to wow recruiters, hiring managers, and decision makers into giving you an interview. Here are some tips to putting your best foot first with your resume summary:

Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.

Step 2: Include your years of experience in farm labour-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.

Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.

Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.

Hiring managers spend under a minute reviewing resumes on average. This means your summary needs to demonstrate your value quickly and show why you are the perfect fit for the farm labour position.

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List the right project manager skills

Many resumes are filtered out by hiring software before a human eye ever sees them. A robust Skills section can let recruiters (and bots) know you have the skills to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section:

  1. Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
  2. Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
  3. Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some farm labour interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a farm labour resume:

  • Harvest
  • Cleanliness
  • Farm Machinery
  • Farm Work
  • Drive Tractor
  • Mowing
  • Beef Cattle
  • CDL
  • Milking
  • Livestock Care
  • Physical Labor
  • Manual Labor
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Skid Loader
  • Mechanical Equipment
  • Shovels
  • Farm Animals
  • Farm Vehicles
  • Plant Seeds
  • GPS
  • Pigs
  • Irrigation Systems
  • Mowers
  • Routine Maintenance
  • Storage Facilities
  • Equipment Operation
  • Drive Trucks
  • End Loaders
  • Repair Equipment
  • Semi Trucks

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How to structure your work experience

A work experience section is a vital part of your resume because it shows you have the experience to succeed in your next job.

  1. Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
  2. Put the job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
  3. Include only recent, relevant jobs. This means if you're a fairly experienced worker, you might need to leave off that first internship or other positions in favor of highlighting more pertinent positions.

How to write farm labour experience bullet points

Your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. Instead, it is your chance to show your accomplishments and show why you're good at what you do.

  • Use the What, How, and Why format. Answering these questions turns a bland job description into an effective showcase of your abilities.
  • What were your responsibilities or goals?
  • How did you accomplish them?
  • Why were your results important? (How did it impact your company? Can you quantify the results in numbers? )

Here are examples from great farm labour resumes:

Work history example #1

Farm Labour

Iowa State University

  • Represented facility / university during weekly events.
  • Used GPS to navigate farm equipment.
  • Obtained CDL with the following endorsements: Double/Triple Trailers and Tank Vehicles.
  • Identified and corrected licensing discrepancies, resulting in cost savings and dramatically improved quality assurance.
  • Learned about pasture management and rotational grazing practices with cows, calves and a flock of Jacob sheep.

Work history example #2

Farm Worker

Halliburton

  • Maintained a CDL and Knowledge of DOT rules and regulations on transporting explosives and radioactive materials.

Work history example #3

Farm Hand

Bayer

  • Repaired fencing, built calf hutches, and irrigated pastures.
  • Feed, hay, and treat the horses housed at thisfacility, groom, bathe, and maintain hooves.
  • Fixed fences and the security of the facility.
  • Excelled and surpassed expectations safely using large machinery, such as a Bobcat and tractors for farm chores.
  • Operated an ATV to transport materials.

Work history example #4

Student Employee

San Jose State University

  • Provided guidance about available resources at MLK Library and troubleshooted technical problems.
  • Researched and updated the department database with current corporate and alumni sponsor information.
  • Organized transcripts and other files of students and recent alumni.
  • Performed informational and consumer services for current alumni and potential students.
  • Maintained a sanitary, safe and properly functioning dormitory for students and camp participants.

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Add an education section to your resume

The education section should display your highest degree first.

Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.

If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.

Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:

High School Diploma

2012 - 2012

High School Diploma

2011 - 2011

Highlight your farm labour certifications on your resume

If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.

Include the full name of the certification, along with the name of the issuing organization and date of obtainment.

If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your farm labour resume:

  1. Commercial Driver License (CDL)
  2. EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)

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