Hospitality H-2B Sponsorship Jobs in New Mexico
H-2B visa sponsorship hospitality jobs in New Mexico draw workers to the state's ski resorts, national park lodges, and historic hotel properties. Employers in Taos, Santa Fe, and Albuquerque file H-2B petitions for seasonal roles in food service, housekeeping, and guest services when local labor markets fall short of peak-season demand.
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We are seeking an enthusiastic, experienced & energetic individual with at least 5 years of experience in the Food and Beverage resort industry to lead our fine dining restaurant, Elements, here at Angel Fire Resort. Elements is within our Country Club and is our venue for banquets, events, and weddings.
In this role, a successful candidate:
- Protects the assets of the operation while creating inviting a work environment that is clean, organized, and well-maintained with strict adherence to alcohol handling regulations.
- Hires and develops a well-trained, empowered, cleanliness focused, dedicated team of employees that works hard and takes initiative and pride in their work.
- Without having direct leadership responsibility for the Chef and kitchen staff, works closely with the kitchen to create a one-team environment.
- Is a revenue-generating machine that embraces technology and organizational systems to appropriately manage inventory, par levels, and labor costs to drive revenue and make the operation efficient and profitable.
- Writes the schedule, manages payroll, and orders product for restaurant and venue.
Base Pay: Starts around $75k
Location: Elements Restaurant at Angel Fire Resort Country Club
Relocation Stipend: Yes
Employee Type: Salary, exempt
Job Category: Full Time Year-Round Benefitted
Required Certs or Licenses: Driver’s License, Food Handler Cert and NM Alcohol Servers License (must have prior to first day of work)
Leadership Responsibilities: Yes, provides leadership to a team of 10-20 employees
Attendance: Regular, predictable, punctual, flexible, and in-person attendance is essential, includes weekends and holidays
Minimum Age: 21
Estimated start date: Now hiring
Employee Housing: Available
Employee Benefits: Available
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
(other duties may be assigned)
- Develops and implements successful F&B promotions, strategies, policies, and procedures to meet and exceed the resort's F&B goals.
- Hires, trains, manages schedule, and develops an excellent staff.
- Develops relationships with members, constantly touching tables, and personally providing a warm and welcoming environment.
- Ensures all AFR policies, procedures, control systems, and other established operating plans are understood and implemented by the F&B staff.
- Works closely with Group Sales to plan for, prepare, and execute banquet functions.
- Creates and implements business operation plan, budget and policies and procedures.
- Maintains positive customer service programs to ensure customers receive high quality customer service at all times.
- Develops positive relationships with outside vendors.
- Manages venue budgets, including all purchasing of equipment and supplies, plans for maintenance and capital improvement projects to ensure budgetary goals are met or exceeded.
- Directs the security, safety, sustainability and risk management practices of the venues.
- Inspects buildings, grounds, and facilities on a regular basis to ensure conformance to high operational standards.
- Ensures legal compliance of alcohol sales/licensing.
- Develops and implements Employee Training Programs.
- Works with the Marketing Department to implement and manage marketing programs and the websites for the venues as well as special events.
- Enforces NM Health Department Food Service and sanitation standards.
About Angel Fire Resort:
Angel Fire Resort is a top year-round mountain resort destination in New Mexico. The resort is situated at over 8,600′ elevation in the Southern Rocky Mountains, 30 minutes east of Taos and has views of Wheeler Peak, the highest point in New Mexico. Employees come from all over the world for our winter and summer seasons, which makes for a unique and diverse team to work with. Angel Fire strives to offer the best value and choice for family outdoor recreation activities to its members, guests and visitors–including skiing, snowboarding, tubing, sledding, golf, mountain biking, golf, disc golf, zip lines, tennis, fishing, hiking, premium RV sites, dining and more.
Elements Front of House Manager
We are seeking an enthusiastic, experienced & energetic individual with at least 5 years of experience in the Food and Beverage resort industry to lead our fine dining restaurant, Elements, here at Angel Fire Resort. Elements is within our Country Club and is our venue for banquets, events, and weddings.
In this role, a successful candidate:
- Protects the assets of the operation while creating inviting a work environment that is clean, organized, and well-maintained with strict adherence to alcohol handling regulations.
- Hires and develops a well-trained, empowered, cleanliness focused, dedicated team of employees that works hard and takes initiative and pride in their work.
- Without having direct leadership responsibility for the Chef and kitchen staff, works closely with the kitchen to create a one-team environment.
- Is a revenue-generating machine that embraces technology and organizational systems to appropriately manage inventory, par levels, and labor costs to drive revenue and make the operation efficient and profitable.
- Writes the schedule, manages payroll, and orders product for restaurant and venue.
Base Pay: Starts around $75k
Location: Elements Restaurant at Angel Fire Resort Country Club
Relocation Stipend: Yes
Employee Type: Salary, exempt
Job Category: Full Time Year-Round Benefitted
Required Certs or Licenses: Driver’s License, Food Handler Cert and NM Alcohol Servers License (must have prior to first day of work)
Leadership Responsibilities: Yes, provides leadership to a team of 10-20 employees
Attendance: Regular, predictable, punctual, flexible, and in-person attendance is essential, includes weekends and holidays
Minimum Age: 21
Estimated start date: Now hiring
Employee Housing: Available
Employee Benefits: Available
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
(other duties may be assigned)
- Develops and implements successful F&B promotions, strategies, policies, and procedures to meet and exceed the resort's F&B goals.
- Hires, trains, manages schedule, and develops an excellent staff.
- Develops relationships with members, constantly touching tables, and personally providing a warm and welcoming environment.
- Ensures all AFR policies, procedures, control systems, and other established operating plans are understood and implemented by the F&B staff.
- Works closely with Group Sales to plan for, prepare, and execute banquet functions.
- Creates and implements business operation plan, budget and policies and procedures.
- Maintains positive customer service programs to ensure customers receive high quality customer service at all times.
- Develops positive relationships with outside vendors.
- Manages venue budgets, including all purchasing of equipment and supplies, plans for maintenance and capital improvement projects to ensure budgetary goals are met or exceeded.
- Directs the security, safety, sustainability and risk management practices of the venues.
- Inspects buildings, grounds, and facilities on a regular basis to ensure conformance to high operational standards.
- Ensures legal compliance of alcohol sales/licensing.
- Develops and implements Employee Training Programs.
- Works with the Marketing Department to implement and manage marketing programs and the websites for the venues as well as special events.
- Enforces NM Health Department Food Service and sanitation standards.
About Angel Fire Resort:
Angel Fire Resort is a top year-round mountain resort destination in New Mexico. The resort is situated at over 8,600′ elevation in the Southern Rocky Mountains, 30 minutes east of Taos and has views of Wheeler Peak, the highest point in New Mexico. Employees come from all over the world for our winter and summer seasons, which makes for a unique and diverse team to work with. Angel Fire strives to offer the best value and choice for family outdoor recreation activities to its members, guests and visitors–including skiing, snowboarding, tubing, sledding, golf, mountain biking, golf, disc golf, zip lines, tennis, fishing, hiking, premium RV sites, dining and more.
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Search Hospitality Jobs in New MexicoHospitality H-2B Sponsorship Jobs in New Mexico: Frequently Asked Questions
Which hospitality companies sponsor H-2B visas in New Mexico?
Ski resorts such as Taos Ski Valley and Ski Santa Fe, national park concessionaires operating near Carlsbad Caverns and White Sands, and full-service hotels in Santa Fe and Albuquerque have historically filed H-2B visa Labor Condition Applications for seasonal hospitality staff. DOL OFLC disclosure data shows which specific employers have filed petitions by occupation and location, giving job seekers a verifiable starting point.
Which cities in New Mexico have the most hospitality H-2B sponsorship jobs?
Santa Fe concentrates the highest volume of H-2B hospitality filings, driven by its year-round arts tourism season and high-end hotel inventory. Taos sees significant winter-season demand tied to ski operations. Albuquerque, as the state's largest city, generates H-2B activity around conventions and airport-adjacent hotels. Smaller communities near White Sands and the Carlsbad Caverns corridor also show seasonal peaks.
What types of hospitality roles typically qualify for H-2B sponsorship?
H-2B covers temporary non-agricultural work, so qualifying hospitality roles are almost always seasonal or peak-load positions. Common examples include housekeeping attendants, front desk agents, food and beverage servers, kitchen support staff, ski lift operators, and groundskeeping crew. Employers must demonstrate the need is genuinely temporary and that sufficient U.S. workers are unavailable for the positions being petitioned.
How do I find hospitality H-2B sponsorship jobs in New Mexico?
Migrate Mate lists verified H-2B hospitality positions in New Mexico, filtered by employer filing history drawn from DOL Labor Condition Application data. Searching by state and visa type on Migrate Mate surfaces employers who have actively petitioned for H-2B workers in roles like housekeeping, food service, and guest operations, giving you a direct view of which New Mexico properties have a demonstrated history of sponsorship.
Are there state-specific considerations for H-2B hospitality workers in New Mexico?
New Mexico's hospitality hiring is strongly seasonal, with ski resort demand peaking December through March and cultural tourism in Santa Fe peaking May through October. H-2B petitions are tied to a specific employer and work location, so workers cannot transfer between properties without a new petition. New Mexico also enforces its own labor standards, including state-level wage rules that may exceed federal minimums for tipped hospitality staff.
What is the prevailing wage for H-2B hospitality jobs in New Mexico?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.