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Table 6 Occupational distribution of immigrants in manufacturing

From: Do high-skill immigrants raise productivity? Evidence from Israeli manufacturing firms, 1990-1999

 

1993

1997

  

Occupational distribution

 

Occupational distribution

 

Share of occupation who are immigrants

Immigrants

Total

Share of occupation who are immigrants

Immigrants

Total

Scientists

0.074

0.043

0.075

0.159

0.098

0.093

Academics

0.021

0.004

0.026

0.081

0.022

0.042

Technicians

0.028

0.016

0.072

0.111

0.064

0.088

Other production

0.148

0.937

0.827

0.159

0.815

0.777

Total

0.130

1.000

1.000

0.151

1.000

1.000

  1. Source: Author’s calculations from the Structure of Labor Force surveys.