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

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Tobacco Farming (NAICS code 111910) has an average growth rate of 0.37% as an H2A industry with 1,033 employees hired as of 2024

Top Tobacco Farming Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Virginia Agricultural Growers Association, Inc.	28	$29,117
Kornegay Family Farms, Llc	23	$25,401
Shady Ridge Corp.	23	$25,922
Hight Family Farms, Llc	19	$24,902
Conoho Farms, Inc.	17	$24,444
Morgan Farms, Inc.	16	$26,285
Wf Partnership	14	$24,023
Blue View, Inc.	14	$24,063
Hill Top Farms, Inc.	14	$24,978
Jepson Family Farm Partnership	14	$25,382

Top Tobacco Farming Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	686	$24,515
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop	282	$27,079
Agricultural Equipment Operators	64	$25,945
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals	1	$31,013

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Tobacco Farming industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2016 where 104 employees were hired. They peaked in 2019 with 202 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 135 in 2023.

The Tobacco Farming industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2016 where the average salary was $21,151. The industry peaked in 2023 with an average salary of $30,344, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.