Aquaculture Farm Worker
Louisiana Seafood and Oyster Processors LLC
About this opportunity
Applicants must have at least one (1) month of work experience performing aquaculture, oyster-farming, shellfish-cultivation, or comparable water-based agricultural duties. Experience is required because workers will perform duties in and around water and may work from docks and small boats while handling oyster cages, cultivation equipment, and live oysters.
- Dates
- Oct 15, 2026 – Jun 15, 2027
- Duration
- ~8 months
- Experience
- 1 month(s)
- Category
- agriculture
Requirements
- Experience: 1 month(s)
- Workers must be familiar with working safely in a water-based aquaculture environment and performing physically demanding duties under changing outdoor and water conditions. No formal education is required.
- monitor oyster growth, health, and development
- observe water and environmental conditions
- and clean, flip, reposition, repair, and maintain oyster cages and related cultivation equipment.
- Harvested oysters will be sorted and graded according to size and quality and placed into sacks, containers, bins, or other appropriate containers for storage and transportation to seafood processing plants before released to wholesalers, distributors, or other commercial buyers.
- Workers may perform general maintenance directly related to the employer's oyster-farming operations, repair cultivation cages, clean and maintain docks, boats, work areas, tools, equipment, and other farm infrastructure used in the cultivation and harvesting of the oysters.
- Workers must follow instructions and applicable workplace rules, boating, sanitation, food-safety, and occupational safety procedures while performing assigned duties.
Work authorization
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- Work authorization
- H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker
- International candidates
- Yes
- Employer sponsorship
- Required
- Confirmation
- Confirmed by source
- Official source
- U.S. Department of Labor
Benefits & conditions
- Housing
- Rental or public accommodations — Employer will provide 20 guest-room suites at Candlewood Suites New Iberia, 2600 LA-14, New Iberia, LA 70560, to house up to 40 workers, with no more than 2 workers per suite. Each suite has 2 queen-size beds, bathroom, kitchenette with countertop burner, refrigerator, microwave, cookware, and utensils for workers to prepare their meals. Hotel amenities include Wi-Fi, in-room television with cable TV, on-site laundry facilities, weekly housekeeping, fitness center at no cost to workers.
- Transportation
- Employer will provide free daily round-trip transportation from the employer-provided housing or central reporting location at 212 Day Spring Road, Pierre Part, LA 70339, to the worksite and return transportation at the end of each workday, at no cost to workers.
How to apply
- Phone
- +19855184357
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- Case number
- JO-A-300-26225-165364
- Verification
- Last verified: September 20, 2026
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