Farm and agricultural worker

RANCH HAND in GOODLAND, Kansas

This is an H-2A job order, which means the employer has already applied to hire workers from outside the United States for it.

Employer: HJ STEPHENS & SONS, INC.
Where: GOODLAND, Kansas
Places: 1
Pay: $19.71 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2026-12-01
Ends: 2027-04-30
Filed: 2026-09-30

What the work involves

ALL RANCH WORK PERTAINING TO CATTLE CARE THROUGH THE WINTER. BRING CATTLE IN FROM THE FIELD, EXAMEN, VACCINATE, CARE FOR AND FEED. KEEP RECORDS, MEND FENCES AND MAINTAIN ALL CATTLE STRUCTURES UNTIL THEIR RETURN TO THE FIELDS IN SPRING. ABLE TO LIFT 100LBS REPEATEDLY, 3 MONTHS EXPERIENCE AND NO FEAR OF OR WORKING WITH LIVESTOCK ESSENTIAL.

How to apply

Apply directly with the employer named above. Workmerica is not an agency, takes no fee and is not involved in this hiring.

Open the original job order

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Seasonal Jobs.

What that comes to in a month

At forty hours a week, the rate in this filing works out at about $3,410 a month before tax. That is the standard full-time month of 173 hours; overtime, deductions and the cost of getting there are not in it.

How the work permit works in the United States

Employer-sponsored temporary or permanent labor certification. The employer files with the Department of Labor first. Which programme applies depends on the work and whether it is seasonal.

Published by U.S. Department of Labor, foreign labor certification