Farm and agricultural worker

Equipment Operator in Mt. Carmel, Illinois

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: Robert Haase Farms Inc.
Where: Mt. Carmel, Illinois
Places: 2
Pay: $17 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2026-09-01
Ends: 2027-06-15
Filed: 2026-07-09

What the work involves

Workers will carry out maintenance on all tractors, various implements, sprayers, combines, backhoes, mowers, track hoes, and ATVs/side by sides. They will also assist in loading trucks with grain as required. Workers will maintain grain bins, which involves completely emptying them, sweeping the floors, vacuuming feed augers, sump transitions, and aeration plenums. They will inspect the bins for any dents, loose bolts, or signs of corrosion and perform necessary repairs. Additionally, workers will conduct ground maintenance around grain bins and other structures associated with grain operations.Drug testing will be performed randomly, upon accident, incident, or suspicion and will be performed at the expense of the employer.

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 $2,941 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