Farm and agricultural worker

Farmworker - Animal Caretaker in MINNEAPOLIS, KS

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: Schwartz Farms, Inc.
Where: MINNEAPOLIS, KS
Places: 5
Pay: $19.21 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2027-01-04
Ends: 2027-11-03
Filed: 2026-10-21

What the work involves

We need temporary help on our newly constructed 10,000 head sow farm. Workers will assist with breeding and farrowing and helping baby pigs survive birth. Other duties that will need to be done are performing animal health checks and power washing animal pens and buildings to maintain biosafety protocols and prevent diseases spreading throughout farm. Routine maintenance will need to be done on power washing equipment used.

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 $3,323 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