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

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Cattle Ranching and Farming (NAICS code 1121) has an average growth rate of 1.04% as an H2A industry with 3,045 employees hired as of 2025

Top Cattle Ranching and Farming Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Vandersloot Farms, Inc.	25	$31,881
Eureka Livestock Llc	20	$25,934
Lazy 3x Cattle, Llc.	14	$19,237
Cobb Cattle Company	13	$19,050
5 L Ranch	13	$28,701
S Bar B Ranch	12	$28,487
Jy Ferry And Son, Inc.	11	$32,198
Aurora Organic Farms, Inc.	11	$24,398
Coleman Angus	11	$30,952
Southern Cross Ranches	11	$19,225

Top Cattle Ranching and Farming Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals	1,898	$29,165
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	811	$31,249
Agricultural Equipment Operators	171	$32,846
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop	145	$29,225
Farm Equipment Mechanics And Service Technicians	8	$35,217
Agricultural Workers, All Other	3	$31,096
Heavy And Tractor-trailer Truck Drivers	3	$49,962
Fence Erectors	2	$27,154
Shoe And Leather Workers And Repairers	1	$24,690
Butchers And Meat Cutters	1	$33,987

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Cattle Ranching And Farming industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2016 where 75 employees were hired. They peaked in 2024 with 695 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 228 in 2025.

The Cattle Ranching And Farming industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2016 where the average salary was $22,513. The industry peaked in 2023 with an average salary of $38,969, and has since been on a decline with the most recent average salary being $31,154 in 2025.