In 2018, around 28 percent of physicians and surgeons working in the United States were immigrants. This statistic illustrates the percentage of health care workers in the United States who were immigrants in 2018, by occupational group.
Percentage of health care workers in the United States who were immigrants in 2018, by occupational group
Characteristic
Percentage of health care workers
Home health aides
37.9%
Physicians and surgeons
28%
Personal care aides
26%
Nursing assistants
22.4%
Other health-diagnosing and treating practitioners
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Migration Policy Institute. (May 14, 2020). Percentage of health care workers in the United States who were immigrants in 2018, by occupational group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174901/share-of-immigrant-health-care-workers-occupational-group-us/
Migration Policy Institute. "Percentage of health care workers in the United States who were immigrants in 2018, by occupational group." Chart. May 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174901/share-of-immigrant-health-care-workers-occupational-group-us/
Migration Policy Institute. (2020). Percentage of health care workers in the United States who were immigrants in 2018, by occupational group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174901/share-of-immigrant-health-care-workers-occupational-group-us/
Migration Policy Institute. "Percentage of Health Care Workers in The United States Who Were Immigrants in 2018, by Occupational Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174901/share-of-immigrant-health-care-workers-occupational-group-us/
Migration Policy Institute, Percentage of health care workers in the United States who were immigrants in 2018, by occupational group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174901/share-of-immigrant-health-care-workers-occupational-group-us/ (last visited November 05, 2024)
Percentage of health care workers in the United States who were immigrants in 2018, by occupational group [Graph], Migration Policy Institute, May 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174901/share-of-immigrant-health-care-workers-occupational-group-us/
