H-2A and H-2B jobs in California

California has 20 active job orders, with 330 positions in total. The information comes from official U.S. Department of Labor data. A posted job order does not guarantee the position is still open.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

At a glance

Active job orders

20

Positions

330

Hourly pay

$18.60 or more

in half of the job orders that pay by the hour. Ranges from $16.90 to $21.90 an hour.

Next start date

October 18, 2026

Cities with the most job orders

• Homewood (2)
• Alturas (1)
• Arcadia (1)
• Earlimart (1)
• El Centro (1)
• Goleta (1)

H-2 jobs in other states

States with active job orders, from most to fewest job orders.

• North Dakota101 job orders
• Louisiana100 job orders
• Florida97 job orders
• Texas85 job orders
• South Dakota67 job orders
• Arkansas60 job orders
• Nebraska60 job orders
• Kansas48 job orders
• Colorado45 job orders
• Missouri35 job orders
• Mississippi35 job orders
• Minnesota34 job orders
• Montana34 job orders
• Iowa29 job orders
• Utah27 job orders
• Oklahoma25 job orders
• Georgia22 job orders
• Wyoming21 job orders
• Indiana17 job orders
• North Carolina17 job orders
• Illinois16 job orders
• Tennessee16 job orders
• Idaho15 job orders
• Michigan15 job orders
• New York14 job orders
• Maine13 job orders
• Ohio13 job orders
• Oregon13 job orders
• Arizona11 job orders
• Kentucky11 job orders
• New Mexico10 job orders
• Pennsylvania10 job orders
• Puerto Rico10 job orders
• South Carolina9 job orders
• Nevada8 job orders
• Alabama7 job orders
• Vermont7 job orders
• Wisconsin7 job orders
• Virginia5 job orders

Weekly H-2 hiring reports

Market Pulse shows where H-2 jobs are being filed and what they pay, week by week, from official U.S. Department of Labor data.