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What They Do

Farm Labor Contractors Career Video

About This Career

Recruits and hires seasonal or temporary agricultural laborers. May transport, house, and provide meals for workers.

This career is part of the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources cluster Agribusiness Systems pathway.

A person in this career:

  • Pays wages of contracted farm laborers.
  • Provides food, drinking water, and field sanitation facilities to contracted workers.
  • Recruits and hires agricultural workers.
  • Employs foremen to deal directly with workers when recruiting, hiring, instructing, assigning tasks, and enforcing work rules.
  • Supervises the work of contracted employees.
  • Furnishes tools for employee use.
  • Directs and transports workers to appropriate work sites.
  • Provides check-cashing services to employees.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

People who do this job report that:

  • You would often handle loads up to 50 lbs., sometimes up to 100 lbs. You will need a lot of strength at this level.
  • Work in this occupation requires being outside most of the time
  • Work in this occupation involves sitting more than one-third of the time

Working in this career involves (physical activities):

  • Seeing clearly up close
  • Speaking clearly enough to be able to be understood by others
  • Identifying and understanding the speech of another person

Work Hours and Travel

  • Irregular hours
  • Overtime work
  • Seasonal work
  • Weekend work

Specialty and Similar Careers

Careers that are more detailed or close to this career:

  • Field Manager
  • Field Supervisor

Contact

  • Email Support
  • 1-800-GO-TO-XAP (1-800-468-6927)
    From outside the U.S., please call +1 (424) 750-3900
  • North Dakota Career Resource Network
    ndcrn@nd.gov | (701) 328-9733

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