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

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Tobacco Farming (NAICS code 11191) has an average growth rate of -3.79% as an H2A industry with 3,299 employees hired as of 2025

Top Tobacco Farming Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Workman Farms, Inc	38	$26,163
Seven Springs Farms	35	$26,441
Rb Farms	29	$26,917
Taylor Farms Tobacco, Llc	28	$26,161
Wiggins Farms, Llc	28	$26,182
Henry Winn	27	$26,128
Chris Mallory	26	$26,002
Morton Farms Llc	26	$26,004
Fps Farms	26	$22,493
Gary L. Brame Farms, Llc	26	$26,259

Top Tobacco Farming Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	2,253	$25,303
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop	1,013	$29,420
Agricultural Equipment Operators	20	$27,992
Nursery Workers	10	$27,181
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals	3	$27,359

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Tobacco Farming industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2016 where 391 employees were hired. They peaked in 2016 with 391 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2 in 2025.

The Tobacco Farming industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2016 where the average salary was $22,564. The industry peaked in 2020 with an average salary of $33,065, and has since been on a decline with the most recent average salary being $31,772 in 2025.