Construction worker

Farm Workers and Laborers in Lyons, GA

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: Jacob Ocampo
Where: Lyons, GA
Places: 120
Pay: $12.57 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2026-11-28
Ends: 2027-01-20
Filed: 2026-10-28

What the work involves

EMPLOYEES WILL BE PLANTING ONION BY HAND. THEY WILL ALSO BE PULLING WEEDS, RAKING, PREPPING THE FIELDS FOR THE NEXT SEASON, CLEANING AREAS AROUND THE FARMS AND BUILDINGS. OTHER DUTIES MAY INCLUDE FIELD MAINTENANCE, CAMP SANITATION, LAYING IRRIGATION PIPE, DIGGING DITCHES, PULLING PLASTIC, LOADING AND UNLOADING. THIS WILL ALL BE DONE UNDER EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS. HEAVY LIFTING, BENDING AND STOOPING WILL BE INVOLVED ON A DAILY BASIS.

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.

Open the original job order

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 $2,175 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