Construction worker

CRAWFISH LABORER in ARNAUDVILLE, LA

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: RICHARD EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
Where: ARNAUDVILLE, LA
Places: 10
Pay: $10.42 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2027-01-15
Ends: 2027-06-30
Filed: 2026-11-02

What the work involves

Workers will be required to work crawfish ponds in preparation for harvest, repair and/or replace traps for distribution in ponds, distribute bait in traps, harvest crawfish from tramps into a trough to grade and sack, re-bait and reset traps, pick up traps after harvest and prepare traps fro storage and store traps. Workers will also be required to perform general farm labor including but not limited to: repairing levees with a shovel, cleaning and minor repair and maintenance to equipment, etc. Workers will be exposed to water dangers such as poisonous snakes, alligators, etc. Drug tests may be performed post-hire at no cost to the workers to ensure worker safety and to keep in compliance with workers compensation guidelines. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. Workers must follow all posted rules. Workers must be physically able to perform all duties described.

How to apply

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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 $1,803 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