How to read an H-2A job: pay, dates and requirements

The title is just the beginning. To know whether an H-2A job suits you, read the duties, location, pay, pay unit, dates and requirements. Two jobs called "Farm Worker" can require completely different experience.

1. Job title and duties

Look for concrete verbs: operate, harvest, plant, load, drive, repair, feed or irrigate. They show the real work. Compare these tasks with what you have done and highlight the matching experience in your résumé.

If there is machinery, note the equipment names. "Operating agricultural equipment" may involve a tractor, combine, planter, sprayer or forklift — and one experience doesn't automatically replace another.