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Livestock Worker/Ranch hand

  • Eugene Wright & Sons LLC
  • Hopkinsville, KENTUCKY
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Source last checked: 11/4/2026

Job summary

Livestock and animal-care worker

Pay
$14.33 / hour
Contract start / Contract end
1/5/2027 to 4/1/2027
Education
No minimum education required

Experience required: No · 0 months of experience

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Job conditions

Pay
$14.33 / hour
Positions offered
4 positions
Schedule
Full time
Contract start
1/5/2027
Contract end
4/1/2027
Visa type
H-2A
Address
7395 Old Edwards Mill Rd
ZIP code
42240
Hours per week
40

Additional pay information

The H2A wage rate offer will be $13.07 per hour.

Duties and description

Original English description
  • Skill Level 1
  • Feed and water the livestock, monitor food, water and supplies. Will herd the livestock to pastures for feeding and grazing or to other pens for enclosures for processing or treatment. Will examine the livestock for illness, injury or disease and check physical appearance, such as rate of weight gain. Will provide medical treatment, such as administering medications, vaccinations or arrange for veterinarians to come and provide more extensive treatment. Mark livestock to identify ownership using brands, tags, paint or tattoos. Will maintain heated watering system. Segregate livestock according to weight, age, color, breed and physical condition. Will 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 trailers. Will mix feed, additives and medicines in prescribed portions. Shift livestock between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food. Will order feed for livestock and arrange for its delivery. Perform duties related to livestock reproduction and helping with the animals' births. Patrol grazing land on foot or all-terrain vehicle. Maintain growth, feeding, production and cost records. Groom, clip, trim or castrate animals. Apply insecticides to animals. Confine livestock in stalls. Remove ice formed in their water. Operate feed mix wagons, tractors to feed hay and load manure and apply it to fields.
  • Livestock: Beef cattle, sheep, swine
  • General Conditions: If work is available beyond normal workdays, employer may offer, but not require, worker an opportunity to work additional hours. Workers will report to work at designated time and place as directed by assigned employer each day. workers may be requested to ten (10) hours per day depending on conditions in fields and the maturity of the crops. Also, workers may be requested to work on federal holidays and their Sabbath but will not be required. Workers may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available. Down time: Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crop or other conditions beyond the employer’s control. These periods can occur any time throughout the season. Worker may be required to work in fields when crops are wet with dew / rain and should have suitable clothing for conditions which include light rain and temperatures ranging from 10 degrees to more than 100 degrees. Workers should be able to stand, bend, stoop and work for prolonged periods of time and be physically fit to perform duties as assigned. Care must always be exercised with any use of equipment.

Requirements and occupation

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

Physically able to bend, stoop, and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Physically able to meet and perform all job specifications. May be required to take random drug and / or alcohol tests, at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. All testing and background check will occur after employment has started and is not a part of the interview process. May be required to submit a criminal background check, at no cost to the worker. Felony convictions that employer reasonably believes, consistent with current law, will impair the safety and living conditions of other workers or other individuals on the farm will result in immediate termination. Failure to comply with request for criminal background check may result in immediate termination of employment.

Additional requirements are listed in the job description.

Listing information

Case number
H-300-26296-320078
Case status
Acceptance issued

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