H2A Visa Data for Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming, including Feedlots: Top Employers, Top Jobs and Employees Trends

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Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming, including Feedlots (NAICS code 11211) has an average growth rate of 4.40% as an H2A industry with 765 employees hired as of 2025

Top Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming, including Feedlots Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Lucas M Winkelbauer	2	$35,152
Sam D Kennedy Iii	2	$21,687
Bauer Feed Yard Inc.	2	$28,694
James Edwards	2	$32,115
Andy Murphy	2	$32,115
Nault Cattle Llc	2	$29,016
007 Charolais Llc	2	$29,900
Barker Farms Ltd Co.	2	$29,900
Farmers Organics	2	$31,481
Ben Scheresky Farm	2	$32,115

Top Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming, including Feedlots Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals	620	$27,869
Agricultural Equipment Operators	55	$30,979
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	51	$27,994
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop	29	$28,548
Agricultural Workers, All Other	5	$27,839
Fence Erectors	1	$39,686
Meat, Poultry, And Fish Cutters And Trimmers	1	$17,680
Construction Laborers	1	$33,675
Farmers, Ranchers, And Other Agricultural Managers	1	$34,258
Landscaping And Groundskeeping Workers	1	$24,606

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming, Including Feedlots industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2016 where 14 employees were hired. They peaked in 2022 with 219 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 198 in 2023.

The Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming, Including Feedlots industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2016 where the average salary was $24,516. The industry peaked in 2023 with an average salary of $31,288, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.