H2A Visa Data for Rice Farming: Top Employers, Top Jobs and Employees Trends

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Rice Farming (NAICS code 11116) has an average growth rate of -0.24% as an H2A industry with 428 employees hired as of 2025

Top Rice Farming Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
J Lacour Farms Llc	5	$25,651
Goebel Farms, Llc	5	$26,308
Lone Oak Ag, L.l.c.	5	$26,653
Broussard Farms, Llc	5	$26,087
Anniversary Farms Partnership	5	$25,651
Bagwell Farm Inc	5	$26,753
Myers Farms	5	$25,651
Belle Partnership	5	$25,651
S&k Farms Partnership	5	$26,187
Cache River Farms	5	$26,308

Top Rice Farming Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals	213	$25,765
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	127	$25,531
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop	48	$24,926
Agricultural Equipment Operators	37	$26,842
Agricultural Workers, All Other	3	$25,882

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Rice Farming industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2016 where 30 employees were hired. They peaked in 2024 with 83 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 34 in 2025.

The Rice Farming industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2016 where the average salary was $21,012. The industry peaked in 2025 with an average salary of $30,261, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.