Construction worker

Tractor Driver/ Farm Laborer in McGehee, AR

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: Miles Bros Farms
Where: McGehee, AR
Places: 15
Pay: $13.95 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2027-01-10
Ends: 2027-11-09
Filed: 2026-10-29

What the work involves

Workers will be required to drive farm vehicles, tractors and equipment to cultivate, plow, harrow, fertilize, plant and store crops. Operating irrigation equipment and perform irrigation duties, check water levels in fields, install and remove levy gates, perform drainage duties. Weed crops and till soil by hand using hoes and shovels, towels and knives. Workes will unload grain bins and load into trucks, receive crops for drying and storage at the grain drying facility. Minor repair and maintenance to farm vehicles, equipment and tools. Clean in and around grain bins, grain pits, shop and housing, dispose of spoiled grain. Load cotton bales, pick up and load loose cotton, hand chop and rouge cotton, ensure hoppers are filled properly in mechanical harvesters, apply pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers to crops. Drug test may be administered post-hire at no cost to the workers to ensure worker safety and keep in compliance with workers compensation guidelines. Failure to comply or testing positive may result in immediate termination. Workers must be physically able to perform all duties. Workes must follow all work and safety rules.

How to apply

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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 $2,413 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