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Livestock Worker/Ranch Hand

  • Troy Jangula
  • Napoleon, NORTH DAKOTA
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Source last checked: 10/27/2026

Job summary

Livestock and animal-care worker

Pay
$19.99 / hour
Contract start / Contract end
12/15/2026 to 4/30/2027
Education
No minimum education required

Experience required: Yes · 3 months of experience

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Job conditions

Pay
$19.99 / hour
Positions offered
4 positions
Schedule
Full time
Contract start
12/15/2026
Contract end
4/30/2027
Visa type
H-2A
Address
3110 HWY 34
ZIP code
58561
Hours per week
40

Duties and description

Original English description
  • Crops/Commodities:
  • Cattle.
  • Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays):
  • Performs any of the following tasks to attend to livestock, such as cattle on farm. Maintain heated watering system and operating snow removal equipment in order to operate feed wagons. Mixes feed and additives, fills feed troughs with feed and water for livestock and remove ice formed in water. Examines animals to detect diseases and injuries. Vaccinates animals by placing vaccine in drinking water or feed using syringes and hypodermic needles. Applies medications to cuts and bruises, spray livestock with insecticide. Confines livestock in stalls, washes and clips them to prepare them for calving and assists vetorinarian in delivery of offspring. Binds or clamps testes or surgically removes testes to castrate livestock. Clips identifying notches or symbols on animal, or brand animal, using branding iron, to indicate ownership. Cleans livestock stalls and sheds, using disinfectant solutions, brushes and shovels. Maintain buildings and equipment. Maintain breeding, feeding and costs records. Drive to town to pick up supplies for cattle.
  • Job opportunity is Skill Level II. Workers must be able to perform all primary duties independently and without close supervision.
  • Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break.
  • TERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property. In assessing whether workers' performance meets reasonable expectations, employer evaluates, among other reasonable criteria, whether the worker: (1) has adequately complied with the Work Rules and any other policies or procedures; (2) has complied with all health and safety guidelines, including the use of tools or equipment in accordance with best practices to protect the employer's property, crops, and in a manner that avoids injury or damage; (3) has treated company property (tools, equipment, crops, fixtures, etc.), with care and respect, avoiding damage or improper cleanliness or maintenance standards; (4) has timely and consistently followed instructions duly communicated by supervisors, crew leaders, and management personnel; (5) has complied with the employer's quality control standards for ensuring a marketable product; (6) is not repeatedly tardy or absent, has reported to work at the time and place instructed, and remained at work for the agreed-upon work hours, unless such absence was excused or the worker timely communicated and sought approval for any deviation from such schedule; (7) has consistently performed the duties assigned, in the manner instructed, and has not purposefully malingered or acted in a recalcitrant manner (i.e., refusing without cause to perform certain duties, refused to follow instructions, performed work in in a careless or reckless manner that poses a risk to the employer's crops/commodities, company property, or the health/safety of others, etc.).
  • Non-U.S. workers may be displaced as a result of one or more U.S. workers becoming available for the job during the employer's recruitment period. Job abandonment will be deemed to occur after five consecutive workdays of unexcused absences.

Requirements and occupation

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

Minimum of 3 months of experience is required. Must be able to obtain a drivers license within 30 days of hire. Wage rate may increase with verifiable experience. Employer may reward exceptional work with monetary or other benefits in addition to those listed here in his sole discretion. Lift and carry items weighing up to 60 pounds.

Additional requirements are listed in the job description.

Listing information

Case number
H-300-26274-273021
Case status
Acceptance issued

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