Cowboy Jobs in New Mexico

0 open listings · updated Sep 13, 2026

Cowboy jobs in New Mexico, listed as employers post them and as we find them on employers’ own career pages. Cowboy positions are horseback cattle work on ranches, feedlots and grazing allotments, paying $150 to $250 per day or $2,800 to $4,000 per month with housing and horse feed. New Mexico hunting guides register with the Department of Game and Fish under a registered outfitter, and elk camps in the Gila and Pecos hire guides, packers and cooks every fall.

More About Cowboy Jobs in New Mexico

Each cowboy listing in New Mexico 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 New Mexico stay visible below the live listings so you can see which employers hire and when.

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Questions About Cowboy Jobs in New Mexico

How do I apply for cowboy jobs in New Mexico?

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. Day-working cowboys are commonly paid $150 to $250 per day; full-time positions run $2,800 to $4,000 per month plus housing and horse feed; feedlot pen riders often earn $18 to $25 per hour.

When do cowboy jobs in New Mexico get posted?

Spring branding and fall gathering drive the most day-work hiring in April to May and September to November; feedlots and full-time positions post year-round. New New Mexico 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.

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