Farm and agricultural worker

Farm Hand in Fredonia, TX

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: Stephen Kraemer
Where: Fredonia, TX
Places: 7
Pay: $14.37 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2027-01-11
Ends: 2027-08-13
Filed: 2026-11-03

What the work involves

Vegetable work comprising of: harvesting vegetables, placing in buckets or boxes, carrying buckets or boxes to turn rows; washing and packing vegetables; cultivating using hoes and by hand; transplanting plants into rows; seeding flats in greenhouse; laying and moving irrigation pipe and drip tape, checking and repairing drip tape and sprinkler pipe; locating and trapping gophers. Must have basic knowledge of hand tools. Must be able to perform tasks efficiently, without close supervision. Must be able to work for long periods bending over, harvesting and transplanting.

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 $2,486 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