Farm and agricultural worker

General Farm Worker in Iowa, 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: Kade Fontenot
Where: Iowa, LA
Places: 2
Pay: $10.42 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2027-01-10
Ends: 2027-10-28
Filed: 2026-11-03

What the work involves

Crawfishing involves manually cutting of fish bait, baiting traps, operate motorized crawfish boats, traps are removed from the pond, crawfish are emptied into sacks, traps are re-baited and put back into pond, repair crawfish traps as needed, weigh & tag crawfish, wash & grade crawfish, load/unload trucks; load crawfish in truck and deliver to markets. Rice includes driving tractor, equipment & trucks, field prep, planting and harvesting of rice, fertilizing, assist with loading/unloading rice trucks, must be able to drive vehicles to various farm locations; spraying to maintain vegetation; check fields; maintain rice bins to include clean up rice spills, sweeping rice spills/pins, help repair & maintain farm equipment, shop, fields, levees, and farm roads; water maintenance. Hay includes cutting and baling of hay.

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 $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