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H-2A

Farmworker

  • D W Benoit Farms, L.L.C.
  • Welsh, LOUISIANA

Source last checked: 10/28/2026

Job summary

Livestock and animal-care worker

Pay
$10.42 / hour
Contract start / Contract end
12/15/2026 to 10/15/2027
Education
No minimum education required

Experience required: No · 0 months of experience

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Job conditions

Pay
$10.42 / hour
Positions offered
7 positions
Schedule
Full time
Contract start
12/15/2026
Contract end
10/15/2027
Visa type
H-2A
Address
15308 Abell Road
ZIP code
70591
Hours per week
40

Additional pay information

Minimum wage offer for H-2A workers only is $9.14/hour when housing is provided by employer.

Duties and description

Original English description
  • Temporary, seasonal workers needed for crawfish and rice farm. Crawfishing duties include crawfishing in boats, catching crawfish, performing crawfishing duties in fields, manually cutting up of fish bait, baiting/checking traps, grading, washing crawfish for shipment, making repairs to traps as needed. Working in rice fields- tractor, equipment and truck driving, field prep, water maintenance, planting/harvesting of crops, manual shovel work, hoeing weeds, spot spraying, repair and maintenance of bins, equipment and fences; maintenance of field levees, roads, shop; load and unload trucks into grain bins; level grain bins as needed; general farm labor; operating farm equipment; job Involves stooping, lifting, working outside in cold and hot weather. Base hours offered is 40 hours offered; overtime hours are usually offered during plentiful season and may Include an additional 10-40 hours of overtime work depending on the nature of the season.

Requirements and occupation

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

Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperatures, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crop, or other conditioners beyond the employer's control. These periods can occur anytime throughout the season. Workers may be assigned a variety of duties in any given day and different tasks on different days.

Additional requirements are listed in the job description.

Listing information

Case number
H-300-26288-303302
Case status
Acceptance issued

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