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Agricultural Equipment Operator is an Apple Orchards job with over 26,138 current openings filled by an H2A employee. Most positions are hired by companies in the Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry. The average H2A Agricultural Equipment Operators job lasts 228 days.


Jobs Hired
26,138
Hiring Companies
8,294
Hiring Industries
178
Average Salary
$29,811
Approved
93%


What do Agricultural Equipment Operators do?

Drive and control farm equipment to till soil and to plant, cultivate, and harvest crops. May perform tasks, such as crop baling or hay bucking. May operate stationary equipment to perform post-harvest tasks, such as husking, shelling, threshing, and ginning.

Source: O-NET OnLine



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Agricultural Equipment Operators Jobs Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

Agricultural Equipment Operators has been a job in the H2A Visa program since 2015 where they hired 261 employees. This job peaked in 2024 with 5,292 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 581 in 2025.
Agricultural Equipment Operators has been a job in the H2A Visa program since 2015 where the average salary was $26,213. This job peaked in 2024 with an average salary of $34,861, and has since been on a decline with the most recent average salary being $34,572 in 2025.


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