Pen Rider – North Texas Location
Friona Industries
Dalhart, TX
Full-time
Cowboy Jobs in Texas
5 open listings · updated Oct 29, 2026
Cowboy jobs in Texas, 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. Texas fishing guides need a TPWD guide license for public waters ($132 freshwater, $210 resident all-water, 2026 fees), and TPWD lists no hunting guide license.
More About Cowboy Jobs in Texas
Each cowboy listing in Texas 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 Texas 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 Texas, or post a free Job Wanted so Texas employers can find you first.
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Pen Rider – Hartley Feeders
Five Rivers Cattle FeedingHartley, TXFull-time -
Pen Rider – Frontier Feedyard
Cactus FeedersSpearman, TXFull-time -
Pen Rider — Coronado Feeders
Five Rivers Cattle FeedingDalhart, TXFull-time -
Cowboy
HAB Cattle Company LLCPearsall, TX$15.79 per hourSeasonal
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Questions About Cowboy Jobs in Texas
How many cowboy jobs in Texas are open right now?
5 listings are live on WildWork as of October 29, 2026. 1 state their pay and 0 include housing.
Do cowboy jobs in Texas 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 Texas?
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 Texas 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 Texas 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.