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
Pero Family Farms, Llc	10	$29,307
Eckert’s Inc	10	$31,886
Illinois Foundation Seed, Inc.	10	$33,754
Driscoll Brothers, Partnership	9	$29,693
Sweet Corn Charlie Produce, Llc	9	$30,577
Allen Brothers, Inc.	9	$28,170
Blais Produce Llc	9	$26,506
Emerald Valley Ranches, Llc	9	$30,139
John A Samaha	9	$31,084
Robert O Davenport And Sons Llc	9	$32,524

Top Vegetable and Melon Farming Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Packers And Packagers, Hand	3	$31,117
Laborers And Freight, Stock, And Material Movers, Hand	3	$31,436
Nursery Workers	2	$25,355
Bus And Truck Mechanics And Diesel Engine Specialists	1	$36,067
Fence Erectors	1	$40,914
Tile And Marble Setters	1	$31,970
First-line Supervisors Of Transportation And Material-moving Machine And Vehicle Operators	1	$28,080

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.