Construction worker

Farm Laborer in Buffalo Center, IA

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: Swanson Customs LLC
Where: Buffalo Center, IA
Places: 5
Pay: $14.96 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2026-12-17
Ends: 2027-03-01
Filed: 2026-10-16

What the work involves

Workers will perform general winter-related maintenance during the winter months on the farming sites. Workers will be expected to remove snow from farm site and roads, as well as performing maintenance on tractors for snow removal during the winter months. Workers will be expected to use and operate a truck with a snow blade and a sander, as well as driving a tractor mounted snow-blower and will use shovels for snow removal. Workers will be expected to perform maintenance on said equipment. Furthermore, workers will assist with carrying, situating, running, fueling, and maintaining generators that can provide electricity during severe snowstorms. Workers will assist in the grinding of dry compost to prepare it for fields in the Spring. Workers will also assist in livestock care duties, such as tending and feeding. Equipment to be used may include but is not limited to: tractors, trucks, snow blades, snow-blowers, shovels, generators. The job requires working around livestock and the strong smell of manure. Please see ETA 790 Addendum for additional details.

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 $2,588 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