Deckhand, Oyster Boat
Soto Oysters, LLC
📍 Port Lavaca, TX · Calhoun County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
- ✔ Training provided
- ✔ Tools and equipment provided
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: H-400-26184-076570
- 📞 Phone: +1 (214) 284-3102
- ✉️ Email: sotooysterllc@gmail.com
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Deckhand, Oyster Boat (H-2B) - Case H-400-26184-076570
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Board vessels daily and sail to designated coastal bays, rivers, and bayous to harvest oysters for human consumption. Deploy dredge nets, traps, and related harvesting equipment into the water to scrape bottom surfaces and scoop up oysters; lift filled nets onto the boat deck at the end of each run and remove harvested oysters. Cull and sort each oyster to ensure it meets the minimum consumer size requirement of 3 inches, returning undersized or otherwise undesirable oysters to the water. Hose down oysters remaining on deck to remove dirt, then weigh, bag, tag, and stack sacks for transport. Unload sacks from the boat onto the dock upon return to port for pick-up by refrigerated trucks and delivery to the processing plant. Maintain a clean and orderly work area on the vessel at the end of each workday.
The work will be carried out in multiple locations in Texas, including the addresses 122 Bay Ave, Seadrift, TX 77983 and 732 Broadway Street, Port Lavaca, TX 77979.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | Not required |
Must be able to lift and carry up to 75 pounds. Seafood allergies may be fatal. Hours vary due to weather, mechanical issues and other Acts of God. Weekend work and overtime possible. Willing to work outdoors on oyster boats, exposed to weather; must be capable of doing physically strenuous labor for long hours, occasionally in extreme heat. All applicants must be able, willing, qualified to perform work described and must be available for the entire period specified.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 6:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Pay details | Raises and/or bonuses may be offered based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure. |
| Pay deductions | The employer will make all deductions from worker's paycheck required by law and no others without worker consent. The employer does not envision other workforce-wide payroll deductions. Potential elective deductions to be pre-authorized in writing if applicable are as follows: If requested, employer helps non-local workers secure optional worker-paid lodging. No daily transportation to/from workers' home and primary worksite. Such transportation complies with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws/regulations. |
Other work sites
- Port Lavaca, TX
- Multiple Towns And Cities, TX
| Case number | H-400-26184-076570 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Fishing and Hunting Workers (45-3031.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Kirchner Law PLLC |
| Posted | Jul 13, 2026 |