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 -0.17% as an H2A industry with 2,977 employees hired as of 2024

Top Tobacco Farming Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Riverside Fuqua Farms, Llc	23	$25,275
Chase Futrell Farms	22	$25,822
Bdh Tobacco, Llc	21	$25,947
Chester Farms	21	$25,526
Hampton Tobacco, Llc	20	$24,803
Jackie Carson Farms	20	$24,984
Jack Gant Farms	20	$25,145
P & C Tobacco	20	$25,477
Mas Association	20	$25,774
Four P's Farms	19	$25,026

Top Tobacco Farming Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	1,934	$24,553
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop	1,013	$29,420
Agricultural Equipment Operators	17	$27,183
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 354 in 2023.

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 $29,458 in 2023.