Farm and agricultural worker

Field Workers: Vegetable/Harvest Workers in Huron, California

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: Fresh Harvest, Inc.
Where: Huron, California
Places: 126
Pay: $16.9 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2026-10-12
Ends: 2026-11-29
Filed: 2026-09-01

What the work involves

H-2A and corresponding domestic workers must be available to perform each of the following job activities in connection with the harvesting and farming operations: Field Workers: Vegetable/Harvest Workers, Thinning & Weeding (long handled hoe), Crop cleaning, Transplanting, Machine Operator, Forklift Driver, Reyna (Bin Filler), Chalequero (Safety Vest Man), Tractor Driver, prepare freshly harvested crops for shipment in their original, unmanufactured state, General Ranch Maintenance/General Farm Labor, Irrigators Crops - Leafy crops / leafy greens: Romaine, Romaine Hearts, Iceberg Lettuce Clean and Core Head Lettuce: Lettuce harvest workers will work as a member of a harvest crew and perform the following tasks: thinning, cleaning, general labor, and lettuce harvesting by walking in assigned furrows behind a harvesting machine platform or harvesting machine, selecting size and quality of lettuce to be harvested as specified by supervisor. Bends and grasps selected lettuce and cuts it from the roots using a harvesting knife. Trims outer leaves from the head and cores it with the coring knife. Employee inspects the head lettuce for defects. Employee places head lettuce onto the belt. The process is repeated. The cored lettuce is then carried down the belt to be dropped in a bin where employees inspect quality, core, remove loose leaves, and sort bin to capacity. Bins are constructed and sorted directly in the trailer on a pallet. Bins may weigh up to 50 lbs empty. Pallets may weigh up to 95 lbs empty, but are carried by two people. Employee discards lettuce that does not meet specified quality standards. Place trimmed lettuce meeting quality standards as directed by supervisor. (CFR) Romaine Carton, Romaine Top and Tail and Mixed Leaf Carton: Field worker harvests romaine, mixed leaf, and head lettuce, thinning, cleaning and general labor. Employee cuts, bags, packs, and loads fresh romaine, head, and mixed leaf in the field. Cutting is done by walking in uneven furrows behind a harvesting platform machine or belt. Under the direction of the field supervisor, employee determines size and quality of the product to be harvested. Then, using a harvesting hand knife and bending at the waist, the employee cuts the head from the roots and trims the outer leaves from the head to prepare it to be placed into a carton or tote. Cutter places the product on a table for the packer to either or combination of tie, spot wash, wrap, seal, and place into a carton/tote, or top and place in wash bucket then dump into belt. The cartons or totes for the product are constructed by unfolding and bending the material as designed to form a box. Carton is labeled and marked as required. The process is repeated. The cartons, totes, or bins are then stacked onto pallets on the deck of the harvester or trailer. Cartons or totes with product can weigh up to 50 lbs. Empty pallets can weigh up to 95 lbs but are carried by two persons.

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.

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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 $2,924 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