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Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals - Livesto

  • Vanderpol Ranch Inc.
  • Gregory, SOUTH DAKOTA
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Source last checked: 10/29/2026

Job summary

Livestock and animal-care worker

Pay
$17.92 / hour
Contract start / Contract end
12/22/2026 to 5/31/2027
Education
No minimum education required

Experience required: Yes · 3 months of experience

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Job conditions

Pay
$17.92 / hour
Positions offered
2 positions
Schedule
Full time
Contract start
12/22/2026
Contract end
5/31/2027
Visa type
H-2A
Address
30337 Sd Hwy 251
ZIP code
57533
Hours per week
48

Additional pay information

16.59 (H2A) per hour

Duties and description

Original English description
  • Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies. Move cattle from summer pasture in October.
  • Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of
  • weight gain. Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for
  • veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment. Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using
  • brands, tags, paint, or tattoos. Maintain heated watering system. Segregate animals according to weight, age,
  • color, and physical condition. Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and
  • fences. Move equipment or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts. Clean
  • stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps. Mix feed,
  • additives, and medicines in prescribed portions. Order food for animals, and arrange for its delivery. Perform
  • duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing
  • artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births. Maintain growth, feeding, production, and cost records.
  • Groom, clip, trim, or castrate animals, dock ears and tails, or shear coats to collect hair. Spray livestock with
  • disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals. Operate snow removal equipment in order to operate
  • feed wagons. Confine livestock in stalls. Remove ice formed in water. Drive pick-up truck to town for cattle
  • supplies on occasion. Farming with: Beef Cattle. No CDL required and no driving commercial trucks required.

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 driver's license within 30 days of hire. Lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds. The worker will be exposed to extreme temperatures. Extensive pushing and pulling is required. Workers must have positive verifiable experience relevant to the job and be capable of performing physically demanding tasks. Workers must be able to speak English. Employees must adhere to strict biosecurity, company policies, and food safety guidelines, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Certain roles may require a valid drivers license within 30 days of hire and a clean driving record for operating company vehicles. Exceptional performance may be rewarded with additional compensation or benefits at the employers discretion. Workers must be responsible, follow instructions, and comply with attendance, punctuality, and work schedules, as repeated absenteeism, failure to meet job expectations, misconduct,

Additional requirements are listed in the job description.

Listing information

Case number
H-300-26285-294337
Case status
Acceptance issued

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