H1B Report
NAICS industry sectorNAICS 11Rank #24Updated Sep 2026

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting

H-1B sponsorship activity by employers classified under NAICS 2-digit sector 11. 8,218 filings from 640 distinct sponsoring employers.

Filings
254
Rank #24 · FY2026
Employers
640
distinct sponsors · all years
Filings / employer
13
concentration hint · all years

Filings by fiscal year

H-1B filing volume in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting sector year over year.

Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010708
FY2011649
FY2012641
FY2013552
FY2014533
FY2015612
FY2016569
FY2017524
FY2018591
FY2019411
FY2020293
FY2021484
FY2022295
FY2023390
FY2024305
FY2025407
FY2026254

Top sponsoring employers

Largest H-1B sponsors in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting sector.

#EmployerFilings
1MURPHY-BROWN LLC837
2Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, LLC143
3Inguran LLC107
4Driscoll's, Inc.88
5Riverview, LLP80
6J.R. SIMPLOT COMPANY73
7New Excelsior Farming, LLC68
8Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc.59
9Reiter Affiliated Companies, LLC50
10Constellation Brands, Inc.49

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by employers in this sector.

#SOCTitleFilings
125-9021Farm and Home Management Educators464
219-1011Animal Scientists436
311-3051Industrial Production Managers401
415-1252Software Developers380
511-9013Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers335
611-3121Human Resources Managers315
719-1013Soil and Plant Scientists278
845-1011First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers272
913-1161Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists173
1011-1021General and Operations Managers173

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings from the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting sector.

#StateFilings
1CA1,581
2NC785
3TX657
4FL535
5NY290
6MN263
7WI216
8MO210
9WA204
10CO201
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