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As of February 2024, there are 28 distinct job titles with current H2A workers in the United States, accross 142 distinct industries (by SOC code).

This page displays the top paying H2A Visa Jobs in the USA. Click any job title or company name to learn more about it, or use the dropdowns to sort and filter the data.


Top paying H2A Visa Jobs (2024)




The table below shows the top paying H2-A visa jobs for the year 2023 across all job categories. The top paying H2-A visa job in 2023 is Orthodontist, with an average salary of $240,057 across 33 jobs with 30 distinct hiring companies. The second top paying H2-A visa job in 2023 is Software Developers, Systems Software with an average salary of $217,423 across 1 jobs with 1 distinct hiring companies

Job Title Average Wage Number Of Jobs Hiring Companies
Cooks, Institution And Cafeteria $36,551.54 7 Forrence Orchards, Inc. , Giroux Orchards, Llc (go #1) , 5 more
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop $36,483.20 2 Dennis Michael Bergan , Jr Limas Farm Labor Services Co., Llc
Maintenance And Repair Workers, General $36,420.80 7 Ag Advantage Systems, Inc. , I'm Possible Productions, Llc , 4 more
Helpers--roofers $36,275.20 1 Integrity Builders & Supply Inc.
Helpers--carpenters $36,250.93 6 Amezcua Construction, Inc. , Integrity Builders & Supply Inc. , 3 more
Installation, Maintenance, And Repair Workers, All Other $36,212.80 1 Calcagno Fresh Farms, Llc
Landscaping And Groundskeeping Workers $36,098.40 2 Hickory Lane Farms, L.l.c. , Kr Farm Labor Services Llc
Janitors And Cleaners, Except Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners $36,067.20 1 Opc Arbre Farms, Llc
Reinforcing Iron And Rebar Workers $36,046.40 2 United Development Management Company Llc
Sheet Metal Workers $36,046.40 1 Cornerstone Industries & Construction Services, Llc
Cement Masons And Concrete Finishers $35,880.00 2 Farm Labor Management Services, Inc. , Jnj Construction Inc.
Laborers And Freight, Stock, And Material Movers, Hand $35,713.60 1 Asumendi Produce
Fence Erectors $35,422.40 10 Culbertson, Llc , Fulton Ag, Llc , 5 more
Butchers And Meat Cutters $35,242.13 3 Nels Llc Dba Clarion Locker , Adams Turkey Farm , 1 more
Cooks, All Other $34,309.60 2 South Central Sugar Cane Growers' Association , Ypc Forest Enterprise Inc.

Average Salary Over Time For all H2A visa jobs

In 2010, the salary for all H2A visa jobs was $18,056. It peaked in 2023 with an average salary of $32,604, and the recent trend shows the salary on an incline.



Below is a list of each H2A Visa in our database

Number of H2A Visa Employees by Category (All Years)

As of May 2023, there has been a total of 5,450,552 H2-A visa workers across all job types. The most common job type is Computer and Mathematical Occupations with 3,559,698 Computer and Mathematical Occupations jobs on record over all years accounting for 65.31% of total H2-A jobs. The second most prevalent job is the Business and Financial Operations Occupations job with 498,397 Business and Financial Operations Occupations jobs on record over all years accounting for 9.14% of 's total H2-A jobs.