Pen Rider – Burlington Feeders
Cactus Feeders
Burlington, CO
$15.16 to $20 per hour
Full-time
Cowboy Jobs in Colorado
3 open listings · updated Oct 29, 2026
Cowboy jobs in Colorado, listed as employers post them and as we find them on employers’ own career pages. Cowboy jobs are horseback cattle work, much of it hired by the day; Western Life Today reported good day workers in south Florida average $200 a day in 2025. Colorado guest ranches do most summer hiring December to March, and hunting guides work 2026 elk seasons that run September 2 to November 22.
More About Cowboy Jobs in Colorado
Each cowboy listing in Colorado shows the season dates, whether housing and meals are included, the pay when the employer states it, and how to apply directly to the employer. There is no application fee and no recruiter in the middle: the apply link goes to the outfitter, ranch, lodge, agency or crew that is hiring. Listings an employer posts directly are checked by a person before they go live; listings we found on public career pages are marked until they have been checked, so confirm the details with the employer before you travel. Recently filled cowboy positions in Colorado stay visible below the live listings so you can see which employers hire and when.
If nothing below fits, browse all cowboy jobs nationwide, all outdoor jobs in Colorado, or post a free Job Wanted so Colorado employers can find you first.
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Pen Rider — Colorado Beef
Five Rivers Cattle FeedingLamar, COFull-time -
Range Livestock Herder
Bar Two Bar Ranch LLCLa Jara, CO$2,686.85 per month, plus room and boardSeasonal
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Questions About Cowboy Jobs in Colorado
How many cowboy jobs in Colorado are open right now?
3 listings are live on WildWork as of October 29, 2026. 2 state their pay and 0 include housing.
Do cowboy jobs in Colorado come with housing?
0% of current listings say the employer provides housing, free or at a charge, and 0% include meals. Each listing shows whether housing is included and what it costs when the employer says.
How do I apply for cowboy jobs in Colorado?
Open a listing and use its apply button. It goes straight to the employer: an email, the employer’s own application page, or USAJOBS for federal positions. WildWork never charges job seekers and never asks for money to apply. BLS reports a 2025 median of $17.63 an hour ($36,670 a year) for farmworkers who tend ranch animals, the occupation that lists cowboy among its titles, and Western Life Today put average day-work pay for a good hand in south Florida at $200 a day in 2025.
When do cowboy jobs in Colorado get posted?
Cowboy work peaks with the cattle calendar: on a March-calving herd, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln calendar puts calving in March and April, branding in May and weaning in October or November. New Colorado listings go out in the free Monday email, and the outdoor job hiring calendar how-to shows when each kind of outdoor work usually hires.