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H-2A

Livestock Worker

  • Gerald Porter Operating, LLC
  • Fort Stockton, TEXAS

Source last checked: 10/28/2026

Job summary

Livestock and animal-care worker

Pay
$12.27 / hour
Contract start / Contract end
12/1/2026 to 9/30/2027
Education
No minimum education required

Experience required: Yes · 2 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
9/30/2027
Visa type
H-2A
Address
5866 Porter Ranch Road
ZIP code
79735
Hours per week
52

Additional pay information

$10.40 per hour for H-2A Workers.

Duties and description

Original English description
  • The workers will perform tasks in line with castrating, drenching, and weaning calves as well as assisting with shearing sheep. General supervision will be provided by the
  • ranch manager. Workers will leave the ranch headquarters each morning to feed and check livestock during the day and at times will be responsible for securing the
  • livestock in pens overnight before returning to the ranch headquarters. Workers will be responsible for inspecting and repairing fences used to contain the herd. Livestock
  • duties will include herding sheep to pastures for feeding and grazing; sorting and rounding up strays, protecting and defending livestock from predators and from eating
  • poisonous or noxious plants and maintaining water systems in the pastures. Workers will at times need to ride horses to move livestock. Workers will ride horses to move
  • livestock and must be able to handle a horse safely to ensure the safety of the worker, co-workers, and livestock. Workers will manually restrain livestock when required,
  • caring for all livestock and other domestic animals used to help with moving livestock. Workers must have a natural sense of direction to be able to find and maintain their
  • bearing to/from grazing areas. Workers must be willing and able to perform tasks efficiently without close supervision. At the ranch headquarters, workers will clean
  • stalls, pens, and other equipment used for the production of sheep and cattle.

Requirements and occupation

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

Workers must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 100 lbs. Two (2) months of experience working with sheep and horse riding in the pasture and rough country is required. Cellphones are required for work duties, and the employer will directly provide an employer-owned cell phone/communication device to all workers in the field at no cost or deposit to the worker.

Additional requirements are listed in the job description.

Listing information

Case number
H-300-26275-277698
Case status
Acceptance issued

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