Earnings and Occupational Attainment among Immigrants1 |
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| Authors: | BARRY R CHISWICK PAUL W MILLER |
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| Institution: | 1. The authors’ affiliations are, respectively, Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL and IZA‐Institute for the Study of Labor;2. Business School, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia. E‐mail: . We thank Derby Voon for research assistance. Chiswick acknowledges research support from the Smith Richardson Foundation. Miller acknowledges financial assistance from the Australian Research Council. |
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| Abstract: | This paper examines the determinants of occupational attainment and the impact of occupation on earning among foreign‐born men using the U.S. 2000 Census. Years of schooling and proficiency in English are the key factors determining access to high‐paying occupations among immigrants. Foreign labor market experience, however, has a negative impact on current occupational status, especially among those in high‐status jobs, due to the limited international transferability of skills acquired on the job. |
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