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

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Shellfish Farming (NAICS code 112512) has an average growth rate of 0.09% as an H2A industry with 1,020 employees hired as of 2024

Top Shellfish Farming Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Hebert Farms	13	$21,848
Heath Petry	12	$23,166
Broke Farms, Llc	12	$24,144
Chris Mounier Farms	11	$22,284
Z Farms, Llc	11	$23,430
Bonanza Crawfish Llc	11	$23,265
P & M Crawfish, Llc	11	$24,183
Fontenot & Cart Farms	10	$21,932
La Theriot Farms, Llc	10	$23,660
Lionel Mounier Jr Farm	10	$22,550

Top Shellfish Farming Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals	979	$23,763
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop	14	$24,651
Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	14	$24,565
Agricultural Equipment Operators	4	$24,809
Agricultural Workers, All Other	4	$22,916
First-line Supervisors Of Farming, Fishing, And Forestry Workers	3	$23,573
First-line Supervisors Of Aquacultural Workers	1	$25,480

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Shellfish Farming industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2016 where 60 employees were hired. They peaked in 2022 with 257 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 92 in 2023.

The Shellfish Farming industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2016 where the average salary was $20,939. The industry peaked in 2023 with an average salary of $26,797, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.