In 2022, 25.1 percent of the native born workforce in the United States was employed in professional and related occupations, compared to 21.8 percent of the foreign born workforce employed in the same occupation. Foreign born workers were more likely to be found in the transportation and material moving occupations, construction and extraction occupations, healthcare support occupations, and building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations.
Employment distribution of native and foreign born population in the United States in 2022, by occupation
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (May 18, 2023). Employment distribution of native and foreign born population in the United States in 2022, by occupation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118942/employment-distribution-native-born-foreign-occupation-population-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Employment distribution of native and foreign born population in the United States in 2022, by occupation." Chart. May 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118942/employment-distribution-native-born-foreign-occupation-population-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Employment distribution of native and foreign born population in the United States in 2022, by occupation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118942/employment-distribution-native-born-foreign-occupation-population-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Employment Distribution of Native and Foreign Born Population in The United States in 2022, by Occupation." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118942/employment-distribution-native-born-foreign-occupation-population-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment distribution of native and foreign born population in the United States in 2022, by occupation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118942/employment-distribution-native-born-foreign-occupation-population-us/ (last visited October 01, 2023)
Employment distribution of native and foreign born population in the United States in 2022, by occupation [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118942/employment-distribution-native-born-foreign-occupation-population-us/