Table 12 Entry earnings and assimilation by job match—general vs. specialized and college vs. university (non-traditionals)
From: Does it matter if immigrants work in jobs related to their education?
General | Specialized | College | University | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match category upon arrival | Entry effect | Years to assimilation | Entry effect | Years to assimilation | Entry effect | Years to assimilation | Entry effect | Years to assimilation |
(1) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (1) | (2) | |
Males: | ||||||||
(1) Not related to education | −0.323*** | ua | −0.384*** | ua | −0.307*** | ua | −0.487*** | ua |
(0.069) | (0.036) | (0.055) | (0.032) | |||||
(2) Somewhat related | −0.160* | 24 | −0.233*** | 23 | −0.216*** | ua | −0.290*** | 18 |
(0.094) | (0.047) | (0.069) | (0.048) | |||||
(3) Closely related | −0.023 | n/a | −0.089* | 6 | −0.150** | 16 | −0.122** | 6 |
(0.103) | (0.050) | (0.069) | (0.052) | |||||
Females: | ||||||||
(1) Not related to education | −0.383*** | ua | −0.346*** | 28 | −0.376*** | 33 | −0.415*** | ua |
(0.035) | (0.046) | (0.037) | (0.037) | |||||
(2) Somewhat related | −0.187*** | 26 | −0.227*** | 18 | −0.249*** | 24 | −0.235*** | 18 |
(0.050) | (0.056) | (0.052) | (0.051) | |||||
(3) Closely related | −0.139*** | 20 | −0.046 | n/a | −0.172*** | 17 | −0.132** | 9 |
(0.053) | (0.065) | (0.054) | (0.053) | |||||