The primary function of Agriculture Workforce Management Association, Inc. (AWMA) is to provide guidance to its stockholder employers who wish to apply for temporary alien agricultural labor certification for the purpose of employing H2A workers on a temporary or seasonal basis.
"Owned and Managed by Agricultural Employers"
H-2A Applications
We need your application 75 days prior to your date of need.
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The Department of Labor
New Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR).
Effective Date DECEMBER 30, 2024 for worksites in: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Kansas vs. DOL Farmworker Protection Rule
Effective Date DECEMBER 16, 2024: All other states not listed above. There is no grace period while the lawsuits are going through the courts.
Adverse Effect Wage Rate for 2025
Applies to all H2A workers, and corresponding, on the effective date above.
The hourly AEWRs below apply when the job opportunity requires workers to perform agricultural labor or services covering the six job codes which is for 95% of the H2A labor.
Alabama $16.08 Minnesota $18.15
Arkansas $14.83 Mississippi $14.83 Connecticut $18.83 Missouri $18.65 Illinois $19.57 Ohio $19.57 Indiana $19.57 Oklahoma $15.79 Iowa $18.65 Pennsylvania $17.96 Kentucky $15.87 Tennessee $15.87 Louisiana $14.83 Texas $15.79 Michigan $18.15 West Virginia $15.87
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Dun & Bradstreet
H2A Employers must be registered with Dun & Bradstreet.
Please make sure the address you register is the same as the employer on your H2A application.
Not registering with Dun & Bradstreet may cause USCIS/DHS to issue a Request for Evidence (RFE) which will delay approval and the workers arrival.
