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

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Aquaculture (NAICS code 11251) has an average growth rate of 2.60% as an H2A industry with 638 employees hired as of 2025

Top Aquaculture Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Robert K. Heinen	2	$22,068
Jimmy Leblanc	2	$26,520
Floyed Rice, Llc	2	$24,731
Nick Talley Farms	2	$24,970
Durand Ponds & Farms, Inc.	2	$24,138
Tri Benoit, Llc	2	$24,138
Gary P Noel	2	$24,086
Tessier Farms	2	$24,658
Aguillard Crawfish Llc	2	$24,658
Hebert Farms	2	$24,658

Top Aquaculture Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals	606	$23,797
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop	14	$24,317
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	11	$26,064
Meat, Poultry, And Fish Cutters And Trimmers	2	$26,520
First-line Supervisors Of Farming, Fishing, And Forestry Workers	2	$23,483
Agricultural Equipment Operators	1	$31,200
Graders And Sorters, Agricultural Products	1	$28,434
Agricultural Workers, All Other	1	$29,120

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Aquaculture industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2016 where 19 employees were hired. They peaked in 2022 with 171 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 86 in 2023.

The Aquaculture industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2016 where the average salary was $20,444. The industry peaked in 2023 with an average salary of $26,790, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.