Fish and seafood processing worker

Winter Feedlot Worker in Chamberlain, 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: Bart Randall
Where: Chamberlain, SD
Places: 1
Pay: $13.19 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2026-12-19
Ends: 2027-03-01
Filed: 2026-10-20

What the work involves

Move livestock to winter pens. Assist in livestock management during the winter months when they require additional care due to subfreezing and fluctuating temperatures and seasonal sicknesses. Monitor livestock health. Medicate, vaccinate and treat for seasonal sicknesses. Feed cattle during snowy/subfreezing periods when no seasonal pasturelands remain available for them to naturally graze upon. Operate tractors, loaders, blades, snow-moving equipment and other agricultural machinery to remove snow and drifting snow from farm roads and access lanes serving the livestock facilities. Clear snow and ice from areas surrounding feed bins, feed storage areas, augers and other feed-handling equipment so feed can be delivered and transferred safely. Remove accumulated snow and ice that interfere with livestock-facility operations. Inspect feed bins, augers, motors and associated equipment for problems caused or aggravated by winter weather. Check and addressing frozen water lines, hydrants, valves or other livestock water-related equipment. Respond to winter storms and severe weather events that create additional work at the livestock facilities. Remove accumulated and drifting snow from areas where it could obstruct ventilation, equipment, doors, feed systems or normal operation of the feedlot. Perform winter agricultural maintenance and repairs directly associated with maintaining the livestock and feed-support operations during freezing conditions. Add dry bedding. Break ice formation in water tanks daily. Ensure that livestock have proper wind cover.

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.

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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 $2,282 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