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

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Tobacco Farming (NAICS code 11191) has an average growth rate of -0.17% as an H2A industry with 2,977 employees hired as of 2025

Top Tobacco Farming Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Joe Dan Taylor Farms	15	$23,892
Sink Hole Farms	15	$25,702
Smith Farms	15	$23,970
Larry Tucker Farms	14	$25,382
Ricky Thurston Farms	14	$24,912
Ksm Farms, Llc	14	$25,832
Cundiff Farms	14	$25,480
B & C Coltharp Tobacco, Llc	14	$25,926
Cherry Tobacco Farms, Llc	14	$25,926
K & L Farms, Llc	14	$25,926

Top Tobacco Farming Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	1,934	$24,553
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop	1,013	$29,420
Agricultural Equipment Operators	17	$27,183
Nursery Workers	10	$27,181
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals	3	$27,359

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Tobacco Farming industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2016 where 391 employees were hired. They peaked in 2016 with 391 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 354 in 2023.

The Tobacco Farming industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2016 where the average salary was $22,564. The industry peaked in 2020 with an average salary of $33,065, and has since been on a decline with the most recent average salary being $29,458 in 2023.