Career Opportunities

Thorbardin Ranch occasionally has openings for both part-time and permanent jobs on their ranches. The current openings are listed below.

Intern Program General Notes:

Thorbardin Ranch is an aggressive cattle company working in the 21st century. It needs educated individuals who want to take agriculture and cattle ranching to the next level.

Thorbardin Ranch will provide an opportunity to earn money and continue your education, to train with people who manage the day-to-day business of a large cattle ranch, and to combine your academic study with on-the-job experience.

The Thorbardin Ranch Intern Program will give each of the participants:

• A broader perspective on how a large cattle ranch operates in a sustainable manner.
• The opportunity to acquire specific skills that are needed to pursue their professional goals and aspirations in the agriculture field.
• The opportunity for hands-on work experience in their field of study.

Pay is $8/hour up to 50 hours per week.

Interns 2005 Spring Semester

Thorbardin Ranch is looking for a single intern for the spring semester. Work would start in January and go through May of 2005.

Work involves preparing animals for the National Western Stock Show, feeding fat cattle in a small custom feedlot program, feeding calves and cows on the range along with the start of calving season the first part of May. There will be a number of construction projects on-going through the winter months.

Intern must be enrolled in a college agriculture program or range management. Thorbardin Ranch will work with the intern’s advisor to setup up an independent study program to allow the intern to gain additional college credit via writing a paper on the project at the end of the semester.

Intern must be able to work outside in all types of weather including many extremely cold days. He/she must also be mature, reliable and be able to finish the tasks assigned them. No previous ranching experience needed, but it helps.

Interns 2005 Summer Season

Thorbardin Ranch will need 4 summer interns for the up coming summer. Work would start in mid-May and go through August of 2005.

Duties will include calving, breeding, fencing, haying along with the installation of a major water project to water cattle in arid pastures. There will also be a number of construction projects of all types that interns will be exposed to.

Intern must be enrolled in a college agriculture program or range management. Thorbardin Ranch will work with the intern’s advisor to setup up an independent study program to allow the intern to gain additional college credit via writing a paper on the project at the end of the semester.

Intern must be able to work outside in all types of weather. He/she must also be mature, reliable and be able to finish the tasks assigned them. No previous ranching experience needed, but it helps.

Housing

Laramie, Wyoming is home to the University of Wyoming and as such there are numerous rental apartments in Laramie and on the outskirts. The Ranch is located about 15 minutes from town. Depending on the time of year, there are numerous University activities along with many outdoor events in the Snowy Range Mountains including hiking, fishing, skiing, etc.

To Apply to Us

Email a cover letter and a resume to thorbard@vcn.com
Or fax a cover letter and a resume to 307.684.0364