Construction worker

Farmworker/Laborer in La Crescent, MN

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: Hickory Orchard, LLC
Where: La Crescent, MN
Places: 16
Pay: $15.63 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2027-01-15
Ends: 2027-10-31
Filed: 2026-11-02

What the work involves

Workers will plant trees, do fence and trellis repair and other orchard maintenance, thin apples, cut away dead and excess branches from fruit trees using handsaws, chainsaws, pruning hoods and shears, may apply healing compound to pruning wounds. Activities will also include harvesting, picking, cleaning, grading, sorting, packing into boxes in the field and loading boxes of apples onto trucks. Workers will pull weeds and may mow orchard grounds, and may cut down and fertilize trees. Workers will operate pruning equipment and tractors to remove limbs and brush from pruning sites. Must be able to work in extreme weather conditions, stand and walk long periods of time, use sharp instruments, be able to work with open fire, able to do ladder work and lift 50lbs. 1 month of experience required.

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 $2,704 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