H-2A

Farm Labor

Job conditions

GENERAL FARMWORKER AND LABORER SOC 45-2091 and SOC 45-2092. The employer grows apples and cherries (with some blueberries). The employees job duties include miscellaneous agricultural and orchard work (see Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 45-2091 and 45-2092). Generally, workers perform the following: Plant, cultivate, and harvest tree fruit; Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives; Apply fertilizers; Graft, weed, thin, or prune trees; Apply pesticides; or Clean, sort and load , harvested products; Construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities; Record information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields, or costs; Direct and monitor the work of seasonal help during planting and harvesting; Set up and operate irrigation equipment; Clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping; Maintain and repair irrigation and climate control systems; Trap and destroy pests, such as moles, gophers, and mice, using pesticides; Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures.