40 Fulltime H-2A Seasonal Jobs available 8/01/2026 - 12/15/2026.

Operate trucks or other multi-purpose vehicles to transport workers from housing (whether on or off farm) to the farm properties, haul tools, supplies, or crops, transport workers from place to place around the farm properties during the workday (including on public roads to reach farmers fields and/or transport workers to the grocery store, or bank on an as-needed basis. Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities. Not all workers are requested to drive, will be required to possess a valid operators license. No one will be rejected for the position that does not possess a class D license.

Manually prune, plant, cultivate, & harvest apples and pears, hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties include tilling soil and lying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops & applying pesticides. Construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings. Set up & operate irrigation equipment. Clear & maintain irrigation ditches. Harvest fruits by hand. Pick apples for fresh marketing and/or processing.

A minimum productivity standard applies, 116 bu boxes of fresh market apples per day. All fruit to be handled with care to avoid bruising. Fruit injured by bruising, not to exceed 4 percent. Workers be instructed to selectively pick mature fruit according to size, color & other USDA standards. Worker must be physically able to pick tree fruit, most of which is done from ladders with lower branches being picked from the ground. Picked fruit is placed in a metal-framed canvas covered picking bucket with canvas straps that slip over the head and rest on the shoulders. Filled bucket weighing up to 40 lbs. Must be physically able to lift up to 75lbs on a consistent basis throughout the day. Workers must have Apple Farm experience. Due to safety concerns on a farm, workers must understand basic instructions in English Workers referred as a result of this order must have a minimum of six months of verifiable experience in performing the tasks described in his order While working in the field, cellphone usage is limited to emergency use only.

Requirements:

Workers referred as a result of this order must have a minimum of three months of verifiable experience in performing the tasks described in this order.

Must be physically able to lift up to 75lbs on a consistent basis throughout the day.

Exposure to extreme temperatures.

Repetitive movements, extensive walking, and frequent stooping.

Must understand basic instructions in English Workers

The full terms and conditions of the job (form ETA790a) should be reviewed and provided to qualified applicants from this website: seasonaljobs.dol.gov. For assistance with this job order, please email H2A@labor.ny.gov. If applicable, please include the interested applicants name and job order number in the email.

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