Crawfish Worker

H-2A seasonal job with Chez Francois Seafood in Lafayette, Louisiana. Pay: $10.42/hr. Work period: 2026-12-15 to 2027-07-30. Positions: 59. About 35 hours a week. The employer's full description is in English on the official DOL job order.

Crawfish worker duties include: handling crawfish; weighing, washing, grading, tagging, cleaning, peeling, and packaging crawfish; dumping crawfish sacks; preparing crawfish for sale/consumption; inspecting crawfish for defects; pick/remove trash/foreign material from crawfish; follow safety regulations and maintain records; cleanup and sanitization of worksite and equipment.

Work period: 2026-12-15 to 2027-07-30. Positions: 59.

Requirements: Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays.
Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperatures, crop conditions, and other factors.

Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crop, or other conditioners beyond the employer's control. These periods can occur anytime throughout the season.
Workers may be assigned a variety of duties in any given day and different tasks on different days