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

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Tobacco Farming (NAICS code 111910) has an average growth rate of -2.88% as an H2A industry with 1,207 employees hired as of 2025

Top Tobacco Farming Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Virginia Agricultural Growers Association, Inc.	38	$30,059
Kornegay Family Farms, Llc	28	$27,382
Shady Ridge Corp.	27	$26,954
Hight Family Farms, Llc	22	$25,991
Conoho Farms, Inc.	21	$26,052
Morgan Farms, Inc.	19	$27,228
Wf Partnership	18	$26,033
Blue View, Inc.	16	$25,166
Hill Top Farms, Inc.	16	$25,967
Jones Sweet Potato Equipment, Inc.	16	$27,596

Top Tobacco Farming Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	840	$25,888
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop	282	$27,079
Agricultural Equipment Operators	82	$27,443
Heavy And Tractor-trailer Truck Drivers	2	$51,958
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals	1	$31,013

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Tobacco Farming industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2016 where 104 employees were hired. They peaked in 2019 with 202 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 3 in 2025.

The Tobacco Farming industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2016 where the average salary was $21,151. The industry peaked in 2025 with an average salary of $33,613, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.