Crawfish Laborer
Clayton Griffin
📍 Abbeville, LA · Vermilion Parish
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26278-279030
- 📞 Phone: +1 (337) 652-5753
- ✉️ Email: cgriffincrawfish@gmail.com
Employer instructions
Workers will be hired through the following:
Monday-Friday 9:00 AM-3:30 PM the employer will be available to accept either telephone or in-person interviews.
Nearest SWA Office
Word of Mouth
Gate Hires
✉️ 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 Crawfish Laborer (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26278-279030
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Workers will be required to prepare crawfish traps for distribution, bait ponds, bait crawfish traps, harvest traps, bag crawfish, weigh and label bags, rebait and re-distribute crawfish traps, repair damaged traps, store traps after harvest season. Workers may perform general farm labor such as cleaning shop, house yard, shop yard, boats, etc. Workers must not be afraid of water hazards such as snakes, alligators, etc. Workers may be drug tested post-hire at no cost to the worker to ensure worker safety and keep in compliance with workers compensation guidelines. Failure to comply or testing positive may result in immediate termination. Workers must be physically able to perform all duties. Workers agree to follow all work and safety rules.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 60 lb Drug test |
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 6:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Abbeville, La) |
| Meals | House has free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities and if offered free of charge to the workers. Workers will be taken once weekly to stores to purchase groceries and other necessities. |
| Daily transportation | Workers will be provided transportation daily by 1-6 seat pickups that are farmer owned and covered under a vehicle insurance policy. Workers start time and stopping time will vary depending upon the weather but under normal circumstances will begin at 6:00 AM to approximate 2:00 PM. If workers do not live in farmer offered housing, they will be instructed to be at the shop or housing location to be transported to the job sites, if they do not have their own transportation. |
| Travel to the job | Workers will choose the mode of transportation for inbound and outbound transportation. Workers will be reimbursed by the employer for the cost of transportation of the most economical mode of transportation and cost incurred from the place of origin to the place of employment upon 50% completion of the contract and return transportation from the place of employment to the place of origin or to subsequent H2A employment upon completion of the contract, any extensions or upon no cause termination |
| Pay deductions | FEDERAL & STATE WITHHOLDING SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE ANY ADVANCE ON WAGES EARNED. A REASONABLE COST FOR ANY WILLFUL DAMAGE DONE TO EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, HOUSING, FURNISHINGS, ETC. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26278-279030 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Posted | Oct 16, 2026 |