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

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Vegetable and Melon Farming (NAICS code 1112) has an average growth rate of 3.37% as an H2A industry with 2,792 employees hired as of 2024

Top Vegetable and Melon Farming Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Hamer Farms, Lc	5	$31,782
Mark & Charlynn Liuzza Farms, Llc	4	$24,981
D C Farms	4	$29,952
Tellez Farm, Llc	4	$29,401
Kevin B. Christensen	4	$29,952
Shayne Harris Farms, Llc	4	$30,436
Leavitt Farms	4	$30,436
Dance Farms Llc	4	$31,023
Cranney Farms	4	$29,952
Rdl Farms, Llc	4	$29,884

Top Vegetable and Melon Farming Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	1,796	$29,093
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop	748	$28,092
Agricultural Equipment Operators	171	$30,416
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals	18	$31,192
Farm Equipment Mechanics And Service Technicians	9	$38,064
Graders And Sorters, Agricultural Products	9	$32,150
Heavy And Tractor-trailer Truck Drivers	8	$33,098
First-line Supervisors Of Farming, Fishing, And Forestry Workers	7	$45,189
Agricultural Workers, All Other	7	$28,142
First-line Supervisors Of Agricultural Crop And Horticultural Workers	4	$29,276

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Vegetable And Melon Farming industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2016 where 77 employees were hired. They peaked in 2022 with 700 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 624 in 2023.

The Vegetable And Melon Farming industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2016 where the average salary was $23,118. The industry peaked in 2023 with an average salary of $32,870, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.