Farm and agricultural worker

Farm Workers in York Springs, PA

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: Lory Fruit Farm
Where: York Springs, PA
Places: 39
Pay: $16.47 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2027-01-11
Ends: 2027-11-10
Filed: 2026-10-30

What the work involves

The employees will help plant new trees and installation of the support systems on the trees. In the midst of all of this, they will be doing general farm labor which consists of hand thinning fruit, picking rocks and other debris, mulching, pruning, cutting shoots and suckers, raking and cutting debris, inserting and removing tree spreaders, pulling and cutting thorny plants from around trees. Hand placement of rodent bait around trees. Operating and maintenance of tractors and other farm equipment. Cleaning and clearing fence rows and farm buildings. Irrigation ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation and other general farm related tasks. Employer expects workers to work with and without supervision. Workers are required to handle and pick up ladders up to and including 20 ft in length and weighing 35-60 pounds. Employees will then help with harvesting crop.

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 $2,849 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