General Ranch Laborer
Great Plains Buffalo
Reva, SD
$17.92/hr
SeasonalHousing
Ranch Hand Jobs in South Dakota
1 open listing · updated Oct 29, 2026
Ranch Hand jobs in South Dakota, listed as employers post them and as we find them on employers’ own career pages. Ranch hands handle cattle, fence, water and equipment, often year-round; BLS puts the 2025 median for the occupation at $17.63 an hour, and many ranches add a house.
More About Ranch Hand Jobs in South Dakota
Each ranch hand listing in South Dakota 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 ranch hand positions in South Dakota stay visible below the live listings so you can see which employers hire and when.
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Questions About Ranch Hand Jobs in South Dakota
How many ranch hand jobs in South Dakota are open right now?
2 listings are live on WildWork as of October 29, 2026. 2 state their pay and 1 include housing.
Do ranch hand jobs in South Dakota come with housing?
50% 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 ranch hand jobs in South Dakota?
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, and 2026 ranch hand listings in Wyoming and North Dakota offered $35,000 to $55,000 or more plus housing.
When do ranch hand jobs in South Dakota get posted?
Cow-calf ranches hire year-round, and the busy stretches follow the herd: on a March-calving herd, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln calendar puts calving in March and April, branding in May and weaning in the fall. New South Dakota 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.