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New York State Job Bank Farm Worker in Selkirk, New York

2 Fulltime H-2A Seasonal Jobs available 4/1/2025- 12/3/2025.

Duties may include: Operate machinery and equipment to fertilize, cultivate, and spray green houses, crops, and plants such as flowers, trees/shrubs, annuals, perennials, hay, pumpkins and corn. Inspect plants and bud counts to assess quality. Spray plants and flowers with prescribed herbicides, fungicides, or pesticides to control disease and insects.

Tend to livestock (goats): guarding from predatory animals and from poisonous plants, feeding, and maintaining farmlands and fields & other related Farm Worker activities as per SOC/OES 45-2092 (onetonline.org). Possible weekend/holiday work.

Drug/alcohol/tobacco free work zone. Static strength; exert max muscle force to lift, push, pull, unload, carry objects up to 50lbs; may climb, walk, stand, reach, balance, sit, stoop, bend, squat, wash, clean: equip, grounds, area.

Requirements:

  • Must be 18 years of age.
  • Lifting requirement of 50 lbs.
  • Exposure to extreme temperatures, repetitive movements,
  • Extensive pushing/pulling, extensive walking, and frequent stooping/bending.

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 qualified applicants requiring a Spanish translation of this job order, please email DOCE@labor.ny.gov or call 1-877-466-9757. Please include the applicant name and job order number in your request.

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