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H-2A

Farm Workers, aquaculture

  • T & D Fish Farms Inc.
  • Inverness, MISSISSIPPI

Source last checked: 10/27/2026

Job summary

Livestock and animal-care worker

Pay
$9.95 / hour
Contract start / Contract end
1/2/2027 to 10/30/2027
Education
No minimum education required

Experience required: No · 0 months of experience

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Job conditions

Pay
$9.95 / hour
Positions offered
17 positions
Schedule
Full time
Contract start
1/2/2027
Contract end
10/30/2027
Visa type
H-2A
Address
50 King Road
ZIP code
38753
Hours per week
60

Additional pay information

H-2A worker $8.84

Duties and description

Original English description
  • This year we will be staggering the dates workers begin working. Work in hybrid catfish hatchery. Clean and sterilize equipment. Collect brood fish and sort male from female fish. Handle live brood fish; weigh, administer hormone shots, collect fish eggs by hand from female brood fish, collect sperm from male brood fish and fertilize eggs. Incubate and oxygenate eggs in egg hatching tanks. Move hatched eggs, sac-fry, to rearing troughs for 3-5 days. Feed swim-up fry 2-7 days and transfer to nursery ponds. Move fish to rearing ponds, feed and grow to fingerling size (3-8 inches long) for 5 to 10 months. Record spawning output, egg hatchability, fry survival, and growth rates of fingerlings and food sized fish. Work on catfish ponds; Drive tractors up to 250 HP. Feed fish and fingerlings Check oxygen levels and water temperature in ponds. Monitor ponds for insects and disease. Run birds off the farm ponds. Seine ponds to harvest and move fish and fingerlings. Load out fish and fingerlings for transport. Hook and unhook aerators. Clean equipment (e.g. paddle wheels, buoys, etc.) Maintain record of fish harvested by weight, by fish size, number transferred etc. Get ponds ready for new crop of fish; Drain and pump up ponds, cleaning out ponds, salt ponds, levee preparation and maintenance.Maintenance and repairs on farm property and farm equipment; clean shop area, clean and repair equipment. Mow grass with a tractor and brush hog or large mower. Weed eat, level roads, and service tractors. General farm maintenance.

Requirements and occupation

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

Must be available for entire contract period and able to perform all job duties. 4b. Able to drive 250 hp tractor and operate other farm equipment. A drivers license is not required to drive farm trucks on farm access roads or to drive farm implements, tractors etc. 4e. Some heavy lifting (30 lbs.) feed. 4f. Work is performed outdoors and involves exposure to sun, rain, heat, cold, insects and other natural elements. 4g-4j. Seining requires use of arms, legs and moving whole body walking in water 4-4 1/2 feet deep, lifting, balancing, and stooping. Able to swim-ponds are 6-12 feet deep. Duties in nursery are repetitive and workers stand 100% of time. Hours of work may vary due to weather conditions and job duties. For cause drug testing. Be available at time and place necessary to begin employment. Applicants must possess documents to complete Form I-9 form upon hire.

Additional requirements are listed in the job description.

Listing information

Case number
H-300-26292-308151
Case status
Acceptance issued

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