Livestock Worker

About this opportunity

Dates

Nov 15, 2026 – Apr 30, 2027

Duration

~6 months

Experience

2 month(s)

Category

agriculture

Requirements

• Experience: 2 month(s)
• Job requires having or being able to obtain a drivers license within 30 days of hire. Basic English literacy skills are required. Job will require periods when workers may be exposed to varying weather conditions and extensive pushing, pulling, sitting, and walking. Random drug testing and criminal background checks may occur post-hire at the employers expense. These checks may be performed to ensure safe housing and work environments for all workers. Positive drug test results or refusal to comply with testing may result in termination of employment. If the employer discovers a criminal conviction record or status as a registered sex offender that the employer reasonably believes, consistent with current law, will impair the safety and living conditions of other workers, the employer may terminate the worker (foreign and/or domestic) with notification to OFLC and DHS in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(n).
• Feeding tasks involve mixing and distributing rations based on livestock nutritional requirements, lifting and handling heavy bags of minerals and supplements, and moving hay bales manually or with equipment. Animals must have clean, consistent access to feed and water, and rations should be adjusted as needed based on health or seasonal conditions. Livestock health must be monitored daily, with signs of illness or injury identified and addressed promptly. Medications and supplements are administered as needed, and support is provided during veterinary visits by gathering and restraining animals, preparing treatment areas, and recording health information.
• managing bedding and manure
• and ensuring a clean, safe environment for animals.
• Routine inspections and preventative maintenance of farm equipment, buildings, and infrastructure are required, along with basic mechanical repairs. Tasks are physically demanding and require regularly lifting and carrying heavy items such as hay bales, mineral bags, and newborn calves.

Work authorization

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Work authorization

H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker

International candidates

Yes

Employer sponsorship

Required

Confirmation

Confirmed by source

Official source

U.S. Department of Labor

Benefits & conditions

Housing

Employer-provided (including mobile or range) — NONE

Transportation

Employer will provide workers that reside in employer provided or secured housing with transportation from the housing to the worksite daily at no cost to the worker. Workers who are reasonably able to return to their residence within the same day will not be provided with housing, subsistence and transportation. Continued in Addendum C.

How to apply

Email

gjwentz@ruraltel.net

Phone

+17854758578

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Official source

U.S. DOL SeasonalJobs

Case number

JO-A-300-26244-208837

Verification

Last verified: September 20, 2026

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