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Job post rules

Every crew job post on Rural Contractor Network must follow these rules. They are based on the EEOC's public guidance on job ads.

Every post must

Be for a real opening at the business that posts it. No lead-collection ads dressed up as jobs.
Say the real requirements: licenses, CDL class and endorsements, equipment you must run. State physical demands as job duties (for example, "lift 50 lb bags of seed").
Give honest pay: per hour, per load, per acre or per day, and say whether per diem, a truck, or overtime is included.
Say where the work is (counties) and whether travel or overnights are part of it.

State a preference or limit based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, or genetic information.
Use words that signal age, like "young," "recent grad," "digital native," or "energetic young crew." Say what the job needs instead ("able to work 10-hour days outdoors").
Ask for a photo, date of birth, or medical history.
Charge job seekers anything. Applying is free.
Promise pay the job doesn't really offer.

We publish job posts. The employer writes them and is responsible for them.
We do not screen, rank, or refer applicants. We are not an employment agency.
We may remove a post that breaks these rules, with no refund of the $29 fee if the post broke the rules.
We never run background checks on anyone.

See rural pay by area (BLS, May 2025).

Information only, not legal advice. Pending lawyer review.