Landscape Laborer

H-2B seasonal job with Rost Landscaping and Design, Inc. in Columbia, Missouri. Pay: $18.84 – $20/hr. Work period: 2027-02-01 to 2027-11-30. Positions: 20. About 40 hours a week. The employer's full description is in English on the official DOL job order.

Duties may include: Landscape or maintain properties using tools or equipment. Tasks may include to cut, edge and water lawns: rake and blow leaves; dig holes; pull, chop weeds, prune and haul topsoil and mulch. The types of tools being used ore standard landscaping equipment such as shovels, spades and forks. These tools are used by the landscape laborers to dig shallow holes. The size and depth of the hole will depend on the height and width of the plant and the way it's packaged, and the goal is to make sure the plants have more than enough room to grow up and out, and it's also important to make sure there's plenty of room for loose soil in the hole's bottom to promote thriving roots & other related Landscape Laborer activities as per SOC/OES 37-3011 (onetonline.org).

Standard/Expected Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30 AM-5:00 PM. Offering 40+ (plus) hours per week; not including applicable lunch and/or breaks. Possible weekend/holiday work. Start/end times, offered hours and/or overtime could vary as they may be dependent upon other factors such as project/schedule/service needs, weather, and commute time between worksites (if applicable).Overtime possible, but not required or guaranteed. At Employer's sole discretion: possible raises and/or bonuses based on individual factors such as work performance or skill (not guaranteed).

Optional, shared furnished housing available to the worker at a monthly housing rate up to $350.00; if optional housing is agreed upon by the worker, monthly housing rate is to be paid directly to the landlord each month.

Work period: 2027-02-01 to 2027-11-30. Positions: 20.

Requirements: Must show proof of legal authority to work in the U.S. Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco free work zone. Perform physical activities: such as lift, balance, walk, stoop, handle, position, move, manipulate materials use static strength to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, carry objects up to 50lbs. No minimum education requirement. On-the-job training available. All applicants must be able, willing and qualified to perform work described and must be available for the entire period specified and work throughout all areas of intended employment. Work is performed outdoors, exposed to weather; must be capable of doing physically strenuous labor for long hours, occasionally in extreme heat or cold. Variable weather conditions apply; hours may fluctuate (+/-), possible downtime and/or overtime.