Sheep Shearer
Fairchild Shearing LLC
📍 Buhl, ID · Twin Falls County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26288-303615
- 📞 Phone: +1 (208) 543-5531
- ✉️ Email: sheepshearing@msn.com
Employer instructions
The DOL Job Service will refer applicants to Fairchild Shearing LLC, at phone 208-543-5531, Monday thru Friday, 8am-4pm. The applicant will speak either to Vernon or Terri Fairchild. Hiring will be done over the phone and confirmed upon receipt of at least 1 reference from a recent employer.
✉️ 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 Sheep Shearer (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26288-303615
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Remove wool from sheep. Shear with power driven clippers at least 90 ewes/lambs per day without tying the feet. Exercise care not to nick, pink or cut skin and to avoid double cuts. Clip wool close to hide so that wool is removed in one piece, ready for the wool grader to examine and sort according to quality. Keep equipment cleaned and oiled. Will also set up shearing plant prior to shearing and pack up shearing plant upon completion of shearing so everything is ready to move to the next job site. One month experience required. It is important that the shearer and wool grader work in cooperation with each other for the proper handling of the wool.
Staggered dates of need:
I am requesting 6 sheep shearers with a start date of 12/27/2026
I am requesting 7 sheep shearers with a start date of 02/05/2027
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 1 month |
One reference from a recent employer
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Other |
| Pay details | AEWR rate guaranteed $19.97/CA, $16.83/ID & UT & WY, $17.84/NV, $19.82/OR & WA |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Buhl, Id) |
| Meals | Employer will provide free cooking/kitchen facilities in mobile trailer units so workers can prepare their own meals. Also, free transportation to stores so workers can purchase their groceries at least every 5-7 days. |
| Daily transportation | Mobile trailer units are transported to each work site. Daily transportation is not needed for workers who live in employer provided housing. |
| Travel to the job | Employer will reimburse the worker the cost of transportation and subsistence from the place of recruitment to the place of work upon completion of 50% of the work contract period. Employer will pay the cost of return transportation and subsistence to the worker upon completion of the work contract period. For many years now, I have purchased roundtrip tickets for our workers. therefore, reimbursement of transportation is not necessary. Records of the purchases are available if requested. |
| Pay deductions | Social Security, Federal and State State tax will not be withheld for work done in Nevada, and Washington, unless requested by worker Draws/advances, if any will be deducted Tools, other than employer provided tools (motor and hanger) will be deducted Travel/Medical Insurance, if requested by the worker will be deducted AEWR rate - $19.97/CA, $16.83/ID & UT & WY, $17.84/NV, $19.82/OR & WA |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26288-303615 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Posted | Nov 5, 2026 |