Farm and agricultural worker

General farm labor in Grants Pass, OR

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: Townsend Farms Inc.
Where: Grants Pass, OR
Places: 20
Pay: $17.65 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2027-01-08
Ends: 2027-09-10
Filed: 2026-10-27

What the work involves

This job requires a worker to: Perform general field labor across our field in order to plant, maintain, and preserve the plant product in order to produce the most abundant and quality crop. Job duties may vary with regard to the amount of time spent on certain duties. Duties: Assist in general duties, such as pruning, applying pesticides and herbicides, and fertilizing crops; hoeing, planting, caning, maintenance of fields, and assisting when needed to harvest and inspect crops by hand. Repair or disassemble farm posts, fences, etc. Load/Unload products into trucks. Operate self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow, and fertilize the soil, or to plant, cultivate, and spray crops. Assist when and if needed to set up and operate irrigation equipment. Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungi, and weeds Move shrubs, plants, and trees with wheelbarrows Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops. Assist in any other areas where you might be needed for agricultural operations. Workers may be expected to ride upon machine berry harvesters in order to provide a visual inspection of the berries harvested thereon.

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 $3,053 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