H-2A AGRICULTURAL CERTIFICATION

H-300-21036-059574

Farm Equipment Operator filed by The North Carolina Grower's Association, Inc.

Determination Issued - Certification

The North Carolina Grower's Association, Inc. filed this H-2A labor certification for Farm Equipment Operator in Vass, NC. The case is on record. The offered wage is $26,354/yr. It certifies 36 workers.

Source import recorded Aug 3, 2026

Employment Period · Begin
2021-04-09
Employment Period · End
2021-12-10

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Workers Requested

36

as filed with DOL

Workers Certified

36

approved outcome in the source file

Offered Wage

$26,354

(annualized from hour)

Offered vs BLS Median

-10%

North Carolina benchmark

The offered wage is $3,026 below the BLS median.

BLS North Carolina median for Agricultural Equipment Operators is $29,380/yr. This is an XH1B comparison against the BLS benchmark, not a DOL finding. H-2A wages are separately regulated against the adverse effect wage rate (AEWR) for the region and job type, which this page does not model.

FILING PARTY

Employer

FEIN56-1674351
NAICS813910

REPORTED LOCATION

Worksite

CityVass
StateNC
CountyMOORE

OCCUPATION & REQUEST

Position

Job TitleFarm Equipment Operator
SOC Code45-2091
SOC TitleAgricultural Equipment Operators
Workers Needed36
Workers Requested36
Workers Certified36
Wage UnitHour

CONTACTS & COUNSEL

Legal

No attorney listed.

Source import recorded Aug 3, 2026

Other H-2A filings by this employer

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H-300-25346-479555 · $36,400/yr · 2026-02-13

Farmworker; Field Representative

H-300-24348-542548 · $34,320/yr · 2025-02-14

Farmworker; Field Representative

H-300-23342-555158 · $33,800/yr · 2024-02-10

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crops, Nursery and Greenhouse

H-300-22343-632800 · $29,453/yr · 2023-02-10

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crops, Nursery and Greenhouse

H-300-22343-632810 · $29,453/yr · 2023-02-10

All The North Carolina Grower's Association, Inc. filings

Questions about the data & methods

What is case H-300-21036-059574?

H-300-21036-059574 is an H-2A record in Department of Labor disclosure data filed by The North Carolina Grower's Association, Inc., with case status "Determination Issued - Certification".

What job is H-300-21036-059574 for?

The record lists the position as Farm Equipment Operator, located in Vass, NC, requesting 36 workers. The record reports 36 certified workers.

What wage does H-300-21036-059574 pay?

The stored annual wage equivalent is $26,354 per year. This is a derived comparison amount, not observed earnings. The original filed rate is $12.67/hour. The page also shows a separate BLS benchmark comparison.

Original sources

  1. U.S. Department of Labor. Original source link unavailable. The stored record does not establish an exact public document.Case: H-300-21036-059574; File: H-2A_Disclosure_Data_FY2021.csv
    Source details

    Case: H-300-21036-059574

    File: H-2A_Disclosure_Data_FY2021.csv

    Ingested: 2026-07-12 01:45:29.603295+00

    Resolution: missing_lineage, source_link_unavailable

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Dataset guides and site methods

  1. [1] Dataset documentation · DOL OFLC. H-2A disclosure record layout, FY2026 Q3. Page 1: application case number and decision; page 5: separate job-order number, requested and certified H-2A workersEmployer application and labor-certification records, not a worker roster or arrival record. A case number differs from a job-order number.Checked 2026-10-18.
  2. [2] Dataset documentation · BLS. OEWS technical notes (May 2025). Scope of the survey; occupational coding; concepts and estimation methodologyDocuments occupation and geographic wage estimates, not an individual worker’s pay. Use the estimate year and geography stated by the site; older releases can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
  3. [3] XH1B method or registry · XH1B. Calculation and Matching Methods. Filing units, annualization, weighting, wage comparisons, and inference limits
  4. [4] Law or rulemaking · U.S. Department of Labor. 20 CFR 655.120: H-2A offered wage rate. 20 CFR 655.120(a)(1)–(2): applicable highest offered wage; special-occupation exceptionThe AEWR is one of several applicable wage floors. A BLS median comparison does not determine compliance with this rule. The rule and methodology can change across filing years.Checked 2026-10-18.