United States tapping skilled South Africans for the deadliest job in America – paying R62,700 a month

• The United States is indeed tapping skilled South Africans for the deadliest job in America, which is agricultural work, paying an average of R62,700 a month.
• The job involves significant risks, with agricultural workers facing a fatal injury rate of 2,401 per 100,000 workers and an average annual wage of $45,600, which is below the average American salary.
• The hiring of South Africans has sparked an uproar in parts of the United States, with US consulates in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban issuing between 14,500 and 15,200 H-2A visas to South African agricultural workers each year.