A range of hotel positions have historically qualified for H-2B classification, including housekeeping staff, food and beverage workers, front desk clerks, and groundskeeping crew, among other service roles. The positions must be temporary rather than permanent, meaning the employer's need for them is tied to the seasonal or intermittent demand pattern rather than an ongoing operational requirement. Positions that are clearly part of the hotel's year-round core staffing are less likely to qualify, and petitions that include such positions alongside genuinely seasonal ones may draw scrutiny from the DOL reviewer assigned to the certification application.
The job duties listed in the petition must accurately reflect what the workers will actually do. Over-broad job descriptions that bundle multiple unrelated roles into a single classification create compliance risk if the workers are later assigned to work that falls outside the certified position. Brodzki Jacobs reviews each position description before the petition is filed to ensure the duties are accurate and specific, and consistent with the H-2B classification being requested.
