Fern Cutter
Albin Hagstrom & Son, Inc.
📍 Pierson, FL · Volusia County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26208-127388
- 📞 Phone: +1 (386) 749-2521
- ✉️ Email: erikh@albin-hagstrom.com
Employer instructions
Applicants, Workforce Agency Personnel, Walk-Ins, Gate Hires, etc. may:
Call for an interview during normal business hours [between the hours of 8am and 4pm Mon. - Fri.] Contact:
Richard Erik Hagstrom, Manager(386) 749-2521
Employer Email: erikh@albin-hagstrom.com
All referrals are encouraged to contact their nearest State Workforce Agency or Local Career Center prior to contacting the employer.
Telephone interviews may be conducted during normal business hours as stated above.
✉️ Application email template in English
Replace what is in brackets [ ] with your details. If the employer asked for another way to apply, follow their instructions.
Subject: Application for Fern Cutter (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26208-127388
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Fern cutters. Worker will cut leatherleaf fern in fields. The worker will be required to cut 20 stems per bunch. The worker must separate bunches by approximate sizes. Large leatherleaf fern bunches should have stems between 25 and 28 inches in length.
Regular leatherleaf fern bunches should have stems between 22 and 24 inches in length. The worker must look for the best-looking leatherleaf sprays and cut it at the bottom with a fern clipper supplied by the owner. The worker will keep the sprays in one hand until they have 20 good stems of the appropriate size, then they will tie it with a rubber band and keep moving forward looking for more stems to cut. They repeat this process over and over until the leader says it's time to bring in the bunches. The worker will load bunches onto a basket for transport to the packing shed. Workers will be provided fern clippers and rubber bands. The worker is responsible for keeping clippers sharp for the best and cleanest cut of each fern stem. When the workers are not cutting ferns, they will be pulling weeds in the same fields. The workers will be paid at the hourly AEWR rate for their time spent pulling weeds. Fern Cutters get paid for piece work or bunches cut per hour unless they are pulling weeds (see above). The average cutter cuts between 30-40 bunches per hour.
Regular Leather Stem (roughly 22-24 inch stems) are 45 cents per 20-stem bunch. Large Leather Stem (roughly 25- 28 inch stems) are 50 cents per 20-stem bunch. We offer an assurance guaranteeing that if the workers’ piece rate earnings in a week are less than the AEW.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
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| Experience | Not required |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 30 lb |
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. |
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| Paid | Biweekly |
| Pay details | 15.00 per hour for H-2A Workers. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Pierson, Fl) |
| Housing | Employer-Owned – Twelve (12) units; Total Occupancy: 72 with 3 bedrooms per unit. Total occupancy per unit is 6 if needed. Each worker will have their own bed space. Each unit contains a kitchen, bathroom, and living room in addition to the 3 bedrooms |
| Meals | The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so workers may prepare their own meals. Employer will provide (on a voluntary basis) transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries and/or other incidentals. If free and convenient kitchen facilities become unavailable for any reason, the employer will provide three (3) meals a day for which it will charge individual workers, by payroll deduction, no more than the daily permitted amount as provided in 20 CFR 655.173, which was $16.78 as of April 7, 2026, and which may be increased during the period of this employment. |
| Daily transportation | Employer will provide daily transportation between housing provided or secured by the employer and the employer's place of employment at no cost to the worker. Please see Work Term 9 of 12 and Addendum C for a more detailed Daily Transportation Plan. |
| Travel to the job | Employer will either arrange for inbound and outbound transportation via a charter bus service for the worker, or if the worker prefers to arrange their own transportation, Employer will reimburse the worker at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved as well as for the related daily subsistence costs while the worker is traveling. Please see Work Term 1 of 12 for more detailed Inbound/Outbound Transportation arrangements. |
| Pay deductions | Social Security, Federal Taxes, and State Taxes (will only be charged if applicable in the state where work is performed). If any advances are given to workers, they will be deducted from their checks. Any willful destruction of property will also be deducted. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26208-127388 |
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| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Farmer Law PC |
| Posted | Aug 12, 2026 |