Farm and agricultural worker

Agricultural Equipment Operator in Oakfield, Wisconsin

This is an H-2A job order, which means the employer has already applied to hire workers from outside the United States for it.

Employer: John Shafer Farms
Where: Oakfield, Wisconsin
Places: 1
Pay: $18.22 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2026-09-01
Ends: 2026-12-15
Filed: 2026-06-30

What the work involves

We farm 3,850 acres of corn, wheat, soy beans and vegetable crops such as sweet corn, peas, lima beans, and snap beans. We do all of our own tillage, spraying, planting, fertilizer spreading, and combining. We also do maintenance on all of our farm equipment and trucks, and do our own drain tiling in our fields. Employees will assist with tillage, planting, harvesting, spraying, spreading, and moving fertilizer and seed. Employees will operate tractors, skid steer and trucks. Employees will assist with all aspects of growing these crops, and complete general farm duties as assigned. Employees will need to complete routine repairs and maintenance on equipment. Employer may provide pay increases for performance and experience at employer’s discretion. Employer may provide performance bonuses at the end of the contract at the employer’s discretion.

How to apply

Apply directly with the employer named above. Workmerica is not an agency, takes no fee and is not involved in this hiring.

Open the original job order

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Seasonal Jobs.

What that comes to in a month

At forty hours a week, the rate in this filing works out at about $3,152 a month before tax. That is the standard full-time month of 173 hours; overtime, deductions and the cost of getting there are not in it.

How the work permit works in the United States

Employer-sponsored temporary or permanent labor certification. The employer files with the Department of Labor first. Which programme applies depends on the work and whether it is seasonal.

Published by U.S. Department of Labor, foreign labor certification