Construction worker

Farm Laborer in BARNARD, SD

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: ENGELHART RANCH INC.
Where: BARNARD, SD
Places: 1
Pay: $19.99 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2027-01-01
Ends: 2027-02-28
Filed: 2026-10-18

What the work involves

Workers will perform seasonal winter livestock operations, including operating tractors and loaders to transport and distribute stored feed, removing snow and ice from livestock access routes and feeding areas, maintaining access to water during freezing conditions, preparing and bedding winter shelters, and assisting with moving livestock between feeding and sheltered areas during extreme weather. Duties are specific to increased winter workloads and related cold-weather activities.

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 $3,458 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