Job details

Summer Range Sheepherder

• Country: United States
• Visa type: H-2A
• Job ID: H-300-26055-661508 (Open on offer list)
• Employer name: Confidential
• Employees needed: 4
• E-mail (employer): Confidential
• E-mail (agent): Confidential
• Phone: Confidential
  
  
  
  
• Agent phone: Confidential
  
  
  
  
• Working hours per week:
• Wage: 4938.21 USD / Month
• Start date: 05/01/2026
• End date: 09/30/2026
• Process date: 02/27/2026 17:15:03
• Submit date: Confidential
• Offer description:

  Required to be available up to 24 hours per day, 7 days a week and spend the majority of workdays on the range. All job duties are closely and directly related to the production of sheep during the summer months. Perform any combination of the following tasks required to attend sheep on the range during the summer months:administer medication as needed; apply herbicides to noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species on grazing areas; assist with loading trucks with lambs and/or ewes for transportation; bed down flock at appropriate night site; build and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and horses; guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants; help with maintenance of meadow lands and repair fences; herd mature ewes and young offspring between grazing areas in a manner to assure body condition is maintained in mature ewes and growth of offspring; identify and administer appropriate medication for various health issues such as internal parasites, respiratory issues, injuries, etc.; make certain animals have access to fresh water; monitor animals for weight gain, thrift and health problems; monitor available grasses and adjust herding methods to ensure an increasing plane of nutrition to facilitate estrus cycling in ewes ; monitor forage on grazing areas to identify dangerous plants and assess available feed; monitor young lambs for diseases, thrift and weight gain. Perform any combination of the following tasks required to attend sheep on the ranch during the summer months: administer medication as needed; apply herbicides to noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species on grazing areas; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist with loading trucks with lambs and/or ewes for transportation; bed down flock at appropriate night site; build and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and horses; guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants; identify and administer appropriate medication for various health issues such as internal parasites, respiratory issues, injuries, etc.; make certain animals have access to fresh water; monitor animals for weight gain, thrift and health problems; monitor forage on grazing areas to identify dangerous plants and assess available feed.

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