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Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals

  • Cooper Farm & Ranch
  • La Ward, TEXAS
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Source last checked: 10/27/2026

Job summary

Livestock and animal-care worker

Pay
$12.27 / hour
Contract start / Contract end
12/1/2026 to 5/31/2027
Education
No minimum education required

Experience required: No · 0 months of experience

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Job conditions

Pay
$12.27 / hour
Positions offered
3 positions
Schedule
Full time
Contract start
12/1/2026
Contract end
5/31/2027
Visa type
H-2A
Address
185 Cty Rd 439
ZIP code
77970
Hours per week
40

Additional pay information

AEWR; US Workers: TX: $12.27; H2A Workers: TX: $10.40

Duties and description

Original English description
  • Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies. Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures. Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain. Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos. Inspect, maintain, and repair, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences. Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment. Drive pickups, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals. Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions. Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births. Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food. Move equipment or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts. Maintain water tanks to ensure livestock have access to fresh water including filling tanks, breaking ice, etc.

Requirements and occupation

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

Be able to work in extreme conditions such as heat, humidity, wind, cold. Lift and carry supplies. Follow instructions. Once hired, worker may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. . Lift up to 50 lbs.

Additional requirements are listed in the job description.

Listing information

Case number
H-300-26260-240817
Case status
Certification issued

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