Farm and agricultural worker

FARMWORKER in Mt Sterling, KY

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: R&S Pinestraw and Harvesting C/0 Sandra arizmendi
Where: Mt Sterling, KY
Places: 9
Pay: $18.83 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2026-12-13
Ends: 2027-01-13
Filed: 2026-10-22

What the work involves

Workers as crew members will work stripping tobacco as well as general farm work crop related. Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. All these jobs will be done under extreme sunlight, stooping, bending and heavy lifting will be required of the workers. A 1 hour lunch break will be given for workers to eat their meals.

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 $3,258 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