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ChutneyRiggins t1_j8x44ky wrote

I'm totally naive about this kind of work but I'm guessing most seasonal agricultural work would be apples, pears, cherries, and wine grapes. As far as I know, that kind of thing ramps up in the fall or possibly late summer for the grapes.

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DixieNormus85 t1_j8x4dy7 wrote

I'm guessing pay would reflect how much you can pick? Or is it a hourly wage?

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ChutneyRiggins t1_j8x4uhn wrote

I have no idea about the mechanics of working these kinds of jobs. The vast majority of these activities take place in the eastern half of the state. I live in Seattle.

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rosesandpiglets t1_j8xhrpq wrote

It is all minimum wage, mostly labor is migrant seasonal workers.

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Decent-Employer4589 t1_j8xw9li wrote

You don’t want this type of job.

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Decent-Employer4589 t1_j8yvp4a wrote

Do you have a specific part of the state you’re going to be in? That’s going to impact your choices. And the state itself is super varied on seasonal employment. Like there’s limited berries in yakima county (too hot) but all over skagit/Whatcom.

“The Northwest” is really like two different places in this state

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DixieNormus85 t1_j8y8bqw wrote

I've been picking blueberries and potatoes as peicework for the past 15 years here in the northeast..are there reason you say I wouldn't want this type of job in the northwest?

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Decent-Employer4589 t1_j8yvb34 wrote

In eastern wa where all the hops and cherries are… it’s 90F and sometimes hotter. If anything you want the warehouse sorter job. Western wa doesn’t get as hot but in eastern wa there’s a reason they bus people in on work visas to do the picking.

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dragonagitator t1_j8zerr5 wrote

Blueberries and potatoes? You want Whatcom and Skagit counties. Housing is super expensive, though.

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