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WINTER LIVESTOCK WORKER

  • Little Paris Sheep Company
  • JIGGS, NEVADA
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Source last checked: 10/27/2026

Job summary

Livestock and animal-care worker

Pay
$14.54 / hour
Contract start / Contract end
10/1/2026 to 3/31/2027
Education
No minimum education required

Experience required: Yes · 3 months of experience

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Job conditions

Pay
$14.54 / hour
Positions offered
6 positions
Schedule
Full time
Contract start
10/1/2026
Contract end
3/31/2027
Visa type
H-2A
Address
HARRISON PASS AREA
ZIP code
89815
Hours per week
44

Additional pay information

H2A WAGE $12.39

Duties and description

Original English description
  • 3 months experience is required; one reference is required. The employee must be able to identify approaching storm periods and make precautions to prevent livestock from drifting against a fence line where they could pile up and be drifted over with snow and freeze to death. The employee must be experienced in handling extreme winter conditions to prevent death in sheep, cows, horses, and dogs. The employee will need to monitor the nutritional needs of the animals throughout winter and ensure that the animals have access to unfrozen water and, if needed, to distribute emergency supplemental feed. Employee may perform maintenance and general repairs on fences, assist in calving, assist in moving pregnant cows to different areas such as fields or barns, be able to identify signs of cows going into labor and identify potential problems during the labor process, and know how and when to assist during difficult births. Employee must be able to properly constrain cows for difficult births and be able to graft orphan calves to mothers and/or care for the orphan calves. Ability to identify herd health issues including but not limited to malnutrition of cows and calves, prolapse and mastitis is required. Providing water to animals, including minor maintenance of water troughs and water lines and/or hauling water in a truck to supplement animal water needs may be required. Employee will assist in providing feed for the livestock. Western Range Association and its member ranches facilitate practices of good animal husbandry. Employees that are found abusing, neglecting or abandoning livestock entrusted to their care may be terminated for cause. If the negligent/abusive actions of an employee result in the loss/death of livestock/animals or cause harm to another person, the employee may be held accountable for these actions. The worker will live in the employer provided housing. Said housing will be clean and in good repair at the time it is provided to the employee. The employee is responsible to maintain the housing unit in a reasonable level of cleanliness in order to avoid flies, mice or other vermin. The employee is responsible to alert the employer of damage to the housing unit within a reasonable amount of time. The employee may be held accountable for damage to the housing unit that is the result of negligence on the part of the employee (normal wear and tear excepted).

Requirements and occupation

Education
No minimum education required
Occupation
Livestock and animal-care worker
Experience required
Yes
Minimum experience
3 months of experience

Additional requirements are listed in the job description.

Listing information

Case number
H-300-26201-112352
Case status
Certification issued

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