Construction worker

Farmworker/Laborer in Napa, CA

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: The Caldwell Vineyard LLC
Where: Napa, CA
Places: 6
Pay: $18.6 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2027-01-17
Ends: 2027-11-16
Filed: 2026-11-03

What the work involves

Workers will perform all vineyard related work including but not limited to: Pruning, clean up, chipping (Jan-March). Tying - cane and cord on to wire, thinning, suckering (March-April). 1st shoot positioning to wire, spraying (April-May). 2nd pass shoot thinning and weeding with a long-handed hoe, 2nd wire positioning (May-June). July-August there is miscellaneous work in the vineyard, repairing fences/trellises and weeding. September-November is harvest and cleanup at the end of harvest. The employer will abide by California Code Regulations at Title 8, Section 3437. The workers schedule will shift as the season changes and because of daylight savings time. Workers will work from 6 am to 2 pm during daylight savings time and 8am to 4 pm when daylight savings is over.

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 $3,218 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