H-2A Jobs by State (FY2026): 254,306 Positions
The H-2A program brings temporary workers to U.S. employers — farms, orchards, nurseries, packing houses. In FY2026 (through Q2), the DOL certified 254,306 positions across 16,675 employer filings, at a median offered wage of $15.67/hour. Pick a state to see its employers, occupations, and wages.
Top states
| # | State | positions certified | employer filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 30,044 | 586 |
| 2 | Georgia | 28,829 | 547 |
| 3 | Washington | 25,368 | 184 |
| 4 | California | 23,506 | 593 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 17,141 | 437 |
| 6 | Texas | 12,632 | 1,273 |
| 7 | Louisiana | 9,126 | 1,137 |
| 8 | Michigan | 8,742 | 377 |
| 9 | Arkansas | 6,084 | 872 |
| 10 | Arizona | 5,918 | 127 |
| 11 | New York | 5,877 | 480 |
| 12 | Idaho | 5,518 | 685 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 5,485 | 608 |
| 14 | Mississippi | 5,440 | 525 |
| 15 | South Carolina | 5,139 | 179 |
All states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
How people get these jobs
The H-2A visa lets U.S. employers hire foreign workers for temporary agricultural work — planting, harvesting, packing, nursery and greenhouse work, livestock and dairy. The employer, not the worker, starts the process: they must first offer the job to U.S. workers, get the Department of Labor certification shown on this page, and then petition USCIS for the visas.
Every certified opening must be posted publicly on the DOL's official registry, SeasonalJobs.dol.gov — that is the place to search and apply for current openings. Beware of anyone charging workers "visa fees": recruitment fees charged to H-2A workers are illegal.