Farm and agricultural worker

Farm Worker in Basile, Louisiana

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 K. Heinen
Where: Basile, Louisiana
Places: 2
Pay: $10.42 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2026-12-13
Ends: 2027-10-02
Filed: 2026-10-06

What the work involves

Workers may be required to assist in several different farm tasks. Workers will be asked to assist in land preparation, which includes: driving tractors; plowing fields; and assisting in the planting of, harvesting of, and caring of rice and soybean crops. Workers will also be required to walk/ride the fields to check water levels. Workers will also work in crawfish fields by pushing small a crawfish boat and/or running a small motorized crawfish boat; emptying and bating traps for the next day; cleaning and preparing crawfish boats each day when fishing; loading and unloading sacks of crawfish that that weigh up to 45 pounds; and preparing the artificial or cut fish bait each day for the next day (bait boxes may weigh up to 75lbs.). Es posible que se requiera que los trabajadores ayuden en varias tareas agrícolas diferentes. Se pedirá a los trabajadores que ayuden en la preparación de la tierra, que incluye: conducir tractores; campos de arado; y ayudar en la siembra, cosecha y cuidado de los cultivos de arroz y soja. Los trabajadores también deberán caminar / andar en los campos para verificar los niveles de agua. Los trabajadores también trabajarán en los campos de cangrejo de las marismas haciendo un pequeño bote de cangrejo de río y / o manejando un pequeño bote motorizado de cangrejo de río; vaciar y batir trampas para el día siguiente; limpiar y preparar los barcos de cangrejo de río todos los días durante la pesca; cargar y descargar sacos de cangrejo de río que pesen hasta 45 libras; y preparar el cebo artificial o cortado para peces cada día para el día siguiente (las cajas de cebo pueden pesar hasta 75 libras).

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 $1,803 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