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H-2A jobs: Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

7,969 H-2A job orders for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals were decided in fiscal years 2025–2026; 38,348 workers certified. Median offered wage $15.15 per hour.

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States

• Louisiana9,268
• Texas5,271
• California2,323
• Colorado1,742
• North Dakota1,481
• Montana1,431
• Utah1,368
• Idaho1,350
• Wyoming1,326
• Arkansas1,299
• Mississippi976
• Nebraska947
• South Dakota905
• Florida887
• Kentucky815
• Nevada754
• Kansas618
• Oklahoma512
• Minnesota464
• Georgia394
• Iowa385
• Oregon325
• New York317
• Virginia304
• Missouri297
• Arizona273
• Tennessee251
• Hawaii206
• Illinois206
• New Mexico200
• Michigan185
• Alabama182
• South Carolina158
• Maryland155
• North Carolina119
• Wisconsin107
• Washington105
• Pennsylvania101
• Indiana69
• Connecticut61
• New Jersey59
• Ohio56
• Vermont26
• Maine22
• Rhode Island16
• Delaware13
• Massachusetts11
• West Virginia8

Employers with the most workers

Job titles

• Farmworker3,653
• Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals3,466
• Beekeeper2,613
• Range Sheepherder2,128
• General Farmworker1,736
• Range Livestock Herder1,494
• Farm Worker1,399
• General Farmworkers1,174
• Farm Laborer877
• General Farm Worker859
• Ranch Hand619
• Livestock Worker, Laborer610
• Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals - Livesto593
• Livestock Worker/ranch Hand544
• General Ranch Worker498

Job orders are certified by the Department of Labor before the employer petitions USCIS; dates and wages are as filed. To apply for a job, use the employer's website if listed, the state workforce agency or seasonaljobs.dol.gov — never pay a recruiter for a job offer. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC H-2A Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2025–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).