Farm and agricultural worker

Winter Farm Maintenance and Grain Management Worker in Volga, SD

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: Chad Wosje
Where: Volga, SD
Places: 8
Pay: $17.92 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2027-01-01
Ends: 2027-02-15
Filed: 2026-11-02

What the work involves

Clean out grain bags. Monitor grain dryer. Manage grain stores. Load and unload trucks. Weight trucks on scale. Probe trucks for quality of grain. Haul agricultural commodities from storage facilities to local markets or ethanol plants using grain trucks. Perform winter farm maintenance work. Remove snow from farm property. Ensure that all roadways required to manage grain stores and deliver feed to livestock are clear of snow and can be driven upon at all times. Performing winter-specific preventative maintenance on equipment used to maintain the feedlot facilities and their feed-delivery infrastructure. Inspect feed bins, augers, motors and associated equipment for problems caused or aggravated by winter weather. Clear snow and ice from areas surrounding feed bins, feed storage areas, augers and other feed-handling equipment so feed can be delivered and transferred safely. Assist with winterization and protection of agricultural equipment and livestock-facility infrastructure from freezing conditions. Check and address frozen water lines, hydrants, valves or other livestock water-related equipment. Haul hay crops and feed to feedlot. Clean and winterize farming equipment, grain elevators and farming facility. Service and maintenance of grain truck as necessary.

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 $3,100 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