Farm and agricultural worker

Ag Equipment Operator in Walthill, NE

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: Morgan Trucking LLC
Where: Walthill, NE
Places: 4
Pay: $16.25 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2027-01-06
Ends: 2027-11-05
Filed: 2026-10-23

What the work involves

Duties may include: Duties may include: Assist with daily farm functions including but not limited to the following: Operate various farm equipment, including combines, tractors, farm trucks, semi-trucks, tractor-trailers, and other agricultural equipment for planting, spraying, cultivating, fertilizing, harvesting, and transporting agricultural commodities and materials. Drive farm trucks to haul grain, feed, manure, harvested crops, seed, fertilizer, and other agricultural commodities and farm materials between fields, farm locations, grain bins, elevators, feed locations, storage facilities, and other designated agricultural locations. Load and unload trucks and trailers as necessary. Operate grain handling equipment as needed when loading and unloading grain. Secure and tarp loads as necessary. Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections of trucks, trailers, and other equipment and ensure equipment is maintained in safe operating condition. May involve climbing ladders, grain bins, trucks, trailers, and other farm equipment. Maintain and repair farm machinery, trucks, and equipment, including changing fluids, rotating and changing tires, checking tire pressure, changing brakes, washing vehicles and equipment, cleaning grain bins, and performing other general maintenance and minor repairs. Perform ground maintenance on farm and/or employer-provided housing, including weed eating and mowing. Maintain and clean shop and work areas. Other miscellaneous agricultural duties may be assigned as needed. This job involves manual labor, lifting, carrying, bending, climbing, and working long days in heat and cold. Rain days are typically spent in the shop maintaining and repairing equipment and preparing machinery, trucks, and other equipment for the next day's work. Must communicate in English, follow instructions, and be physically capable of performing all job duties. Crops: corn, soybeans, alfalfa, and other related Agricultural Equipment Operator activities consistent with SOC/OES 45-2091. Possible weekend and holiday work. & other related Ag Equipment Operator activities as per SOC/OES 45-2091 (onetonline.org). Possible weekend/holiday work. The employer may choose to pay experienced workers, regardless of origin, more than the published minimum wage rate. See attached Addendum C.

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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 $2,811 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