Farm and agricultural worker

Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals in Gaylord, 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: KL Nichols Livestock, LLC
Where: Gaylord, Kansas
Places: 3
Pay: $15.18 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2026-12-14
Ends: 2027-03-01
Filed: 2026-10-09

What the work involves

Attend to live farm, ranch animals including cattle; Duties include feeding, watering, herding, grazing, castrating, branding, catching, and loading animals; Mix feed in prescribed portions; Maintain records on animals; Examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; Assist in birth deliveries; Closely monitor animal condition in cold, wet, icy weather; Administer medications, vaccinations, or insecticides as appropriate; Conserve animal housing areas; Inspect, maintain, prepare, and repair livestock facilities such as feeding/watering equipment; Provide mineral to cattle; Break ice in watering facilities. Must speak and understand English.

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 $2,626 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