Farm and agricultural worker

Wool Grader in Fort Bridger, WY

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: Clifford Hoopes
Where: Fort Bridger, WY
Places: 10
Pay: $17.59 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2027-01-04
Ends: 2027-06-13
Filed: 2026-10-21

What the work involves

Required to travel according to and be available to work through the entire established shearing itinerary. All job duties are closely and directly related to animal shearing activities. Perform any combination of the following tasks to grade and sort newly shorn, raw fleeces: assist with setup and tear down of mobile shearing plant; examine and sort fleeces according to quality; help move sheep in and out of shearing areas; lift unprocessed fleece to estimate the weight of fleece after processing; mark wool grade on container according the government standard/s of quality; separate locks of fleece and examine fibers for length, diameter, elasticity, and color to determine quality of fleece; sort fleeces into containers according to quality

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 $3,043 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