Farmworkers and Laborers
Quick facts
- Pay
- $14.83 / hour
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Benton, Mississippi
- Industry
- Agriculture — 74 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-2A
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
Begin date: 11/25/2026
Full Time: Yes
Number of Workers Requested: 2
Job Duties: Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. Duties include but are not limited to: Workers may drive and operate farm machinery to plant, fertilize, spray, transport crops to elevator or storage area in trucks, on the farm, no CDL required. This includes crops such as cotton, corn, wheat, etc. Workers will perform seed corn receiving, silage, sorting, and dryer loading as it pertains to harvesting the crops. Other duties include loading seed into planters; properly mixing chemicals; loading chemicals into sprayers; helping with grain bin minor repair, maintenance, clean out, loading and unloading grain into trucks, operating augers and grain conveying equipment, preparing scale tickets, and shoveling grain. Attach farm implements such as plow, disc, and drill to tractor and drive tractor in field to till soil and plant/cultivate crop. Perform variety of other duties such as drain water from fields with hand tools & shovels and tractors when needed, maintain/clean all hand tools & mechanical equipment prior to and after use. Workers place grain onto conveyors to storage bins and elevators. Prepare barns, drain fields, prepare land for planting, and other work as directly related to the crop activities for which the worker is hired. Worker may mow the farm. Cattle - Workers will perform any of the following tasks to attend to livestock on the farm: feeding, watering, herding, grazing, castrating, tagging, catching, loading, examining for detection of disease and injuries, assisting in birth deliveries, administering worming, medications and vaccinations, cleaning and maintaining housing areas, and repairing fences, cattle guards, gates, and other structures or facilities used for housing, loading, or penning livestock. Assist in moving cattle to pens for routine work as well as from pasture to pasture for ample grazing. Horses are used in moving cattle from pasture to pasture by owners. Workers would assist with feeding, watering, and any routine care involving the horses that are used on the farm. Assist with weed control on grazing areas (including noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species) which will include spraying pastures and fences. Monitor grazing areas for poisonous and/or noxious plants and take action to prevent livestock from consuming any identified. Equipment that workers may be required to operate includes, but is not limited to, tractors with various implements, sprayers, feed trucks, ATVs/side by sides, and skid steers. Also need to assist with clipping pastures. During the 2 months of non-H2A workers, cattle/horses will be cared for by owner, sons, and domestic workers. Workers must be able to work with minimum supervision. Workers must be able to perform general farm cleanup due to any weather damage such as wind, snow, ice, rain, or tornado damage. Workers must be able to perform and help with any general maintenance around the farm and with farm equipment, as well as routine and general care of all of the livestock. Workers may be asked to drive farm vehicles. May transport workers to fields and/or grocery store.
Job Classification: 45-2093.00 - Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
Experience Required: No
Special Requirements: Must be 18 years or older. It is recommended that you have Agricultural Equipment and knowledge of Agricultural Field work due to safety reasons related to possible equipment injury, heat stroke possibility, and food safety. A valid Drivers' License is required to transport workers to fields and grocery store. Employer may conduct a criminal background check on all applicants for employment. All tools, supplies, and equipment will be provided at no cost to the workers. Workers must be able to climb, stand, sit, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, pull, reach and lift 10-100 lbs. Workers must be able to withstand working in the direct sunlight and weather conditions ranging from hot and humid weather, moderate rain and cold while performing their required job duties. Daily duties could vary depending on crop, weather, and field conditions. Cell phone can only be used during breaks, emergencies, and communicated with supervisor when needed.
Number of Hours Per Week: 55
Work Schedule (Start/End time): 7:30 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.
Visa sponsorship record
No public sponsorship records foundWe didn't find H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 or green card (PERM) filings under the name Harris Land and Cattle Company in the Department of Labor and USCIS data. That doesn't mean the job can't be sponsored — the company may file under a different legal name, be new to sponsorship, or sponsor a visa that isn't in these datasets (for example H-2B or J-1).
Tip: ask the recruiter early, in writing, which visa they sponsor and whether they cover the legal and filing fees.
Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop (SOC 45-2092) — estimated from the job title.
- Mentioned in the listing
H-2A
- H-2B / H-2A (seasonal and temporary work)
Temporary non-agricultural (H-2B) or agricultural (H-2A) jobs. The employer files a labor certification and petition; you apply for the visa at a US consulate. H-2B has a yearly cap of 66,000 (plus supplemental visas); H-2A has no cap.
- EB-3 “other workers” green card
Permanent residence for jobs that need less than 2 years of training. Waits for this category are long (often several years).
- H-1B
H-1B needs a role that requires at least a bachelor's degree, so it's usually not an option here.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Level II (qualified)Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop · Mississippi (state median of areas). Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $26,530 | ~15% |
| Level II | $30,056 | ~31% |
| Level III | $33,155 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $36,410 | ~61% |
This job pays $30,846 a year (converted from an hourly rate, 2,080 hours) — that's Level II (qualified). In the wage-weighted H-1B lottery a Level II registration gets 2 entries; estimated selection chance about 31%.
* Odds are DHS projections for the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery (actual results vary by year and employer). Since the FY2027 cap season the H-1B lottery is weighted by wage level: Level I = 1 entry, II = 2, III = 3, IV = 4. The level is set by the offered wage against the prevailing wage for the occupation and worksite. Separately, a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US was announced in 2025; as of September 2026 a federal court ruling keeps it unenforceable while appeals continue — check the current status.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.