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Farm Laborer

  • Eric Thomas LLC
  • Elton, LOUISIANA
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Source last checked: 10/29/2026

Job summary

Livestock and animal-care worker

Pay
$10.42 / hour
Contract start / Contract end
12/22/2026 to 9/30/2027
Education
No minimum education required

Experience required: No · 0 months of experience

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Job conditions

Pay
$10.42 / hour
Positions offered
9 positions
Schedule
Full time
Contract start
12/22/2026
Contract end
9/30/2027
Visa type
H-2A
Address
4090 Dan Buller Road
ZIP code
70532
Hours per week
35

Additional pay information

Wage offer for H-2A workers only is $9.14 per hour.

Duties and description

Original English description
  • Temporary farmworkers needed for crawfish & rice seasons. Job duties include daily upkeep along with repairs & maintenance to farm equipment, shops, barns, grain bins, levees, and roads. Mow grass, rake, dig ditches & remove debris, trash, brush, and weeds, etc. Use of hand tools (shovels, sprayer, hoses, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, knives, etc.) Harvest crawfish, prepare ponds, maintain water levels, walk levees & repair as needed. Build & repair traps. Manually cut up fish bait, set, bait, check, & re-bait crawfish traps, involving frequent stooping & lifting of traps from pond.
  • Operate push & motorized crawfish boats. Grade, wash & sack crawfish for shipment. Load & unload trucks. Plant & harvest rice crops, including irrigation, drainage, cultivation, and all related preparation & maintenance of farm fields. Operate & maintain farm equipment such as tractors, plows, levels, mowers, etc. Crop maintenance at grain bins as needed. Perform extensive physical activities using repetitive body movement for long periods such as climbing, lifting to 70lbs, balance, walk, bend, stretch, twist, kneel, push, pull & handle materials. Possible contact with snakes, alligators, insects, frogs, etc. Able to work outside in inclement weather conditions from exposure to extreme heat to cold & rain. Pre-employment drug screening is not required; however, once hired, the employer reserves the right to request all workers to submit random drug screening throughout employment at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. Time may vary due to unforeseen mechanical problems, severe weather conditions decreasing or depleting crop availability or causing early completion of harvesting seasons.

Requirements and occupation

Education
No minimum education required
Occupation
Livestock and animal-care worker
Experience required
No
Minimum experience
0 months of experience

Pre-employment drug screening is not required; however, at no cost to the worker, the employer reserves the right to post-hire (random, reasonable suspension or post-accident) drug screening for all workers throughout employment for job-related reasons such as maintaining workplace safety and preventing accidents. If conducted, the following apply to the above: Random screening, if conducted, will be required of all workers and conducted on the same day for all. Reasonable suspension testing applies if employer observes signs of impairment, unusual or unsafe behavior. Post-Accident testing applies to employees involved in workplace accidents or incidents causing property or personal injury. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination.

Additional requirements are listed in the job description.

Listing information

Case number
H-300-26282-290623
Case status
Certification issued

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