General Ranch Hand
Hayter Ranch
📍 Fort Stockton, TX · Pecos County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26180-058067
- 📞 Phone: +1 (432) 634-1021
- ✉️ Email: hayterranch@gmail.com
Employer instructions
Robert and Nancy Hayter are available by telephone at 432-634-1021 from 8 am to 8 pm Monday-Friday. Resumes and references should be sent to P.O. Box 820, Ft. Stockton, TX 79735 or via email to hayterranch@gmail.com
They will interview candidates and their resumes and references then hire those who are of good character and meet the job requirements.
✉️ Application email template in English
Replace what is in brackets [ ] with your details. If the employer asked for another way to apply, follow their instructions.
Subject: Application for General Ranch Hand (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26180-058067
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Feed cattle, horses, chickens, goats. Water same. Halter break horses. Ride horses to gather cattle. Catch, throw, and hold calves and goats to brand, vaccinate, castrate, and doctor. Wean animals. Provide water, repair water troughs and pipelines, and windmills as needed. Clean water troughs, tanks, shed, barns, pens, compound, yard. Mow/Clear brush and undesirable plants and shrubs as necessary. Repairs to current fences as needed to contain livestock on ranch. Drive pickup with stock trailer to deliver livestock to pasture or to stock pens.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 12 months |
| Other requirements | Driver's license required Lifting up to 75 lb Drug test Background check |
Know how to ride a horse and gather cattle. Know how to drive a pickup and trailer. Know how to weld and use a cutting torch. Know how to install/repair water float valves, pipelines, troughs. Know how to mix cement and lay rock for troughs and water diversions. Know how to use feeders. General building repair skills.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Biweekly |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Fort Stockton, Tx) |
| Housing | 2. Canon Ranch 409 Canon Ranch Rd. from Ft. Stockton East on I-10 60 miles to exit 314, east 3 miles on south access road, south 1.5 miles take left fork then 1.5 miles taking the straight/right road to headquarters. One frame house with 3 bedrooms occupancy of 5 inspected by SWA & Federal but only 2 requested. |
| Meals | Each house has a fully equipped modern kitchen with 4 burner range with oven, a microwave, a refrigerator/freezer, countertop and storage space for groceries and a sink with hot and cold water. Pots, pans, skillets, cooking utensils, plates, bowls, silverware, cups and glasses, etc. are provided. They are able to cook their own meals and eat at a dining table with chairs. Workers may use ranch vehicles to travel to town (Fort Stockton or Iraan) at least once a week on Sundays, or as necessary, with employer or using employer's vehicles [3-passenger pickup trucks (Hayter & Canon) a 5-passenger pickup truck (Hayter), a 6-passenger double cab pickup (Hayter & Canon), or a 7 passenger Suburban (Hayter)] to purchase groceries and personal items. |
| Daily transportation | Free transportation owned by rancher. The workers have access to a Kawasaki Mule at each ranch along with various pickup trucks or a horse to get to their work for the day. They need to know how to drive and how to ride a horse. Often, they travel with us if gathering cattle, but most times they drive themselves to tend to whatever job they are doing. We provide fuel and upkeep. |
| Travel to the job | Workers may select their means of transportation and I will reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved. |
| Pay deductions | Damage to property if applicable. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26180-058067 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Posted | Jul 24, 2026 |