Agricultural Employers and Workers - Workforce Development & Adult Learning
Maryland's American Job Centers encourage you to utilize all the resources available which may help you realize your employment and training goals. Examples of the resources available to agricultural workers and employers are:
Agricultural Worker Services
- Essential Food and Agricultural Independent Contractor Work Permit (Word)
- Essential Food and Agricultural Employee Work Permit (Word)
- Internet job search programs at the Maryland Workforce Exchange
- Job search workshops and resources
- Veterans services
- Federal, state, and county listings
- Computer resources for resumes and cover letters
- Career planning and training programs
- Labor Market information
- Complaint handling
- Bilingual assistance
- Referral to services of cooperating agencies outside the Maryland One-Stop Career Centers
Agricultural Employer Services
- Forms for Employers:
- Agricultural and Food Processing Clearance Order, ETA 790
- Housing Inspection Certification, ETA 338 (Word)
- Agricultural Wage Survey, ETA 232A
- Local, regional and national recruitment assistance
- Screening job applicants
- Labor market information
- Connections with government and community agencies
- Technical assistance with Foreign Labor Certification
- Prevailing wage rate information
- Crew leader registration
Publications
- USDOL Farm Worker Rights Flyer.
- Servicios para los Trabajadores Migratorios y Estacionales (postcard)
- Servicios para los Trabajadores Migratorios y Estacionales
Employers who need to file temporary or seasonal applications for farm workers (H-2A visas) should contact the Maryland Job Service Rural Services Coordinator.
Find a One-Stop Career Center Near You
Point of Contact:
Norton Pereira
State Rural Services Coordinator
301-326-6006 (M)
norton.pereira@maryland.gov