Open Range Winter Cattle Herder
Vermillion Ranch Limited Partnership
📍 Rock Springs, WY · Sweetwater County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26274-272222
- 📞 Phone: +1 (307) 362-5054
- ✉️ Email: jdickinson@vermillionranchlp.com
Employer instructions
Vermillion Ranch Referral Contact: Jean Dickinson, phone (307) 362-5054, fax (307) 382-5049, email address: jdickinson@vermillionranchlp.com. All referrals from State Workforce Agencies must be sent to the employer by mail and must include referral contact name, phone number, and email address if an email address is available.
All applicants who contact the local state workforce agency (SWA) should be made thoroughly familiar with the job specifications and terms and conditions of employment on the job order by the local SWA. Employees meeting all the qualifications of the job order and who are eligible for U.S. employment should be referred to the employer. Failure to complete a prior H-2A contract is a ground of ineligibility. The employer will receive referrals, interview employees, and make hiring commitments. The local SWA offices should mail all applications of qualified employees to the employer.
The employer will also receive phone calls from and consider the applications of all walk-in applicants and applicants who hear of the job opening(s) by word of mouth. The office will be open to receive applicants from 8:00AM to 2:00PM. Monday through Friday
The employer will also receive phone calls from and consider the applications of all walk-in applicants and applicants who hear of the job opening(s) by word of mouth.
Six months prior experience as an Open Range Winter Cattle Herder, as described herein, and one satisfactory reference verifying this requisite experience are required. (If the employees experience as an Open Range Winter Cattle Herder has not been in the immediately preceding 12 months, up to two references will be required.) The name and address, and telephone number or email address of the reference who can verify the employees experience and performance will be required at the time of interview.
If hired, the applicant must be able to provide the document(s) to establish his or her identity and eligibility for employment in the U.S. The employee will be afforded the time allowed by these regulations to produce the proper documentation. Employer will complete within the time allowed by the regulations the I-9 Form required by U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services for each employee. The assistance of the referring SWA office in helping employees provide required documentation will be appreciated.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Open Range Winter Cattle Herder (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26274-272222
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Performs any combination of the following seasonal duties primarily involved in the range production of commercial livestock to assist the employer and employer-designated representative. On call up to 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.
(See Addendum C)
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 6 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 50 lb |
Must be able to ride and handle horses and equipment utilized and necessary in the range production of livestock in a manner to assure safety of the employee, co-workers, horses, dogs, and range livestock. Must be able to find and maintain bearings to assigned work areas on the open range.
(See Addendum C)
Benefits and conditions
| Paid | Biweekly |
|---|---|
| Pay details | For work performed in NW Colorado, the Employer guarantees compliance with the Colorado Wage Rule for Range Workers, which requires payment of $620.52 per week ($2,686.85 per month ). See Addendum C "WAGE OFFER" for additional details |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Rock Springs, Wy) |
| Housing | Housing and utilities are provided at no cost to employees who are not reasonably able to return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day. Located at various places on the range, the employer has the following housing locations: • Eleven (11) mobile range units with occupancy of eleven (11) employees • Two (2) permanent structures with occupancy of seven (7) employees. Total certified occupancy is eighteen (18). (See Addendum C) |
| Meals | Each housing unit for the employees has free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities to enable the employees to prepare their own meals. Employer will provide to employees all food that will be furnished from employer’s own supply at no cost to workers. Workers will prepare their own meals. During certain seasons of the year, employer may at the employer's option, provide the workers with prepared meals. Further, the Employer will provide potable water (at least 4.5 gallons per day) per worker for drinking and cooking, a method for testing potable water, and additional water for bathing and laundry (where needed) as required under 20 CFR § 655.235. |
| Daily transportation | The employer will provide transportation between the employee’s living quarters (i.e., housing provided or secured by the employer) and the employer’s worksite at no cost to the employee, and such transportation must comply with all applicable Federal, State, or local laws and regulations, and must provide, at a minimum, the same vehicle safety standards, driver licensure, and vehicle insurance as required under 29 U.S.C. 1841 and 29 CFR part 500, subpart D. (See Addendum C) |
| Travel to the job | The employer may advance to employees the required transportation and subsistence costs (or otherwise provide them) from the place from which the employee has departed to the employer’s place of employment. For an H–2A employee coming from outside of the U.S., the place from which the employee has departed is the place of recruitment. (See Addendum C) |
| Pay deductions | The employer will make the following deductions: employer will comply with any applicable Federal, State, and local laws regarding deductions for taxes and FICA; the employer can withhold federal income tax only if both the H-2A agricultural employee and the employer agree to the withholding in writing; loans and advances to employee (if any); employee’s long-distance telephone charges (if any) to the extent such charges are unreasonable and not work-related; costs of personal preference items desired by the employees such as coats, clothing, boots, hats etc.; and the reasonable repair or replacement cost (other than normal wear and tear) of housing/furnishings, and employer-provided sleeping bag, tools, and equipment due to employee’s willful or grossly negligent damage (including loss). Any upgrading of cell phones will be at employee cost including chargers that are lost or damaged and any other cell phone attachments. |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26274-272222 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Malitzlaw, Inc. |
| Posted | Oct 1, 2026 |