Agricultural Equipment Operators
Quick facts
- Pay
- 16.24 USD /HOUR
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- San Juan, TEXAS
- 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: 10/15/2026
Full Time: Yes
Number of Workers Requested: 10
Job Duties: This is a Skill Level II position that requires at least three (3) month verifiable experience operating agricultural equipment on a farm that grows leafy greens, row crop vegetables, and melons. The Agricultural Equipment Operator is responsible for operating and maintaining tractors, implements, vehicles, trailers, and other agricultural equipment used in crop production. The position supports agricultural activities including soil preparation, planting, cultivating, crop applications, irrigation, and harvesting. The employee must operate equipment safely and efficiently, identify and communicate equipment issues, perform routine maintenance, and follow established agricultural and workplace safety procedures. Workers will also perform reasonably expected routine maintenance, servicing, adjustments, and minor repairs on the agricultural equipment, machinery, implements, vehicles, and other equipment they operate or use in performing assigned agricultural duties. Workers are expected to identify and address routine maintenance needs and minor operating problems that would reasonably be encountered by an agricultural equipment operator in the normal course of operating farm equipment.
Job Classification: 45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators
Experience Required: Yes
Months of Experience Required: 3
Special Requirements: Prohibited and Unacceptable Conduct Per 20 CFR 655.135 (j), The employer and its agents have not sought or received payment of any kind from any employee subject to 8 U.S.C. 1188 for any activity related to obtaining H-2A labor certification, including payment of the employer's attorneys' fees, application fees, or recruitment costs. For purposes of this paragraph, payment includes, but is not limited to, monetary payments, wage concessions (including deductions from wages, salary, or benefits), kickbacks, bribes, tributes, in kind payments, and free labor. This provision does not prohibit employers or their agents from receiving reimbursement for costs that are the responsibility and primarily for the benefit of the worker, such as government-required passport, or visa fees. Worker will be reimbursed should the worker receive a visa and arrive at the place of work.
Number of Hours Per Week: 66
Work Schedule (Start/End time): 7:00 A.M. - 6:00 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 Rio Fresh, Inc. 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
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX. Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $24,502 | ~15% |
| Level II | $27,830 | ~31% |
| Level III | $31,179 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $34,507 | ~61% |
The listing has no salary, so we can't place it on a wage level. Ask the employer which wage level they'd file at: Level III–IV registrations get 3–4 entries in the H-1B lottery.
* 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.