Farm and agricultural worker

Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products in Dighton, Kansas

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: Schmalzried Seed LLC
Where: Dighton, Kansas
Places: 1
Pay: $19.71 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2026-12-12
Ends: 2027-03-01
Filed: 2026-10-06

What the work involves

Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties found in SOC Code 45-2041 Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products such as: Grade and sort products according to factors such as color, species, length, width, appearance, feel, smell, and quality to ensure correct processing and usage by manually dumping boxes of seed into treater; Weigh products or estimate their weight visually or by feel such as microbiotics like Pivot Bio and inoculants to prepare seed for planting; Perform seed counts; Record treatments performed; Place seed into containers by grade and mark grade on container for safekeeping; Perform physical activities that require considerable use of arms and legs such as removing trees, fence, snow and maintaining equipment; Take soil sample, mark container for grading; Prepare work area of seed quality meeting; All work must be performed after harvest and prior to planting; Must be able to speak English.

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 $3,410 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