Farm and agricultural worker

Cattle Ranch and Farm Worker in Buffalo, 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: Goehring Routier Inc
Where: Buffalo, SD
Places: 2
Pay: $17.92 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2027-01-15
Ends: 2027-11-01
Filed: 2026-11-03

What the work involves

Care for cattle, assist with farming and haying, and maintain ranch equipment and facilities. Calving runs from mid-February through April. Monitor cows, assist with births, check herd health, and feed and water cattle, including cow-calf pairs. Report signs of illness or injury to the employer. After calving, assist with branding, sorting, loading, and shipping cattle to summer pasture. Move cattle between pastures and check their health and water supply. At the end of October, gather, sort, and load cattle for sale and shipment. Operate tractors and equipment for tilling, seeding, spraying, and haying, including hay cutting machines, rakes, and balers. Follow safety requirements and chemical label instructions. Perform routine maintenance and minor repairs on farm vehicles, tractors, skid steers, and hay equipment. Build and repair fences and gates, and check and maintain pasture water tanks and troughs. Personal phone and media use is limited to breaks and off-duty hours. Work-related or emergency phone use is permitted when safe. Do not use phones or headphones while driving, operating equipment, or handling cattle. Obtain permission before recording or posting nonpublic ranch operations or images of others. This policy does not limit legally protected communications or documentation of workplace concerns. Ability to keep living and shared areas reasonably clean, dispose of trash properly, respect other occupants, and use appliances and furnishings responsibly.

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 $3,100 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