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2024 Remote Research Entry-level Jobs

If you’re the kind of person who always has to find an answer to the questions you have, then entry-level jobs in research may just be for you. Those who enjoy making new discoveries, performing studies, and challenging currently held beliefs will enjoy jobs in research, and fortunately, there are plenty of jobs to go around. Occupational research analysts, for example, make up a large chunk of the research industry and earn around $70,960 per year on average. Land this position, and you could spend your time mulling over the internal processes of various organizations and coming up with new ideas and techniques to make things go more smoothly. Seeing the plans, ideas, and strategies that arise from your research can be incredibly rewarding. One research entry-level job where you’ll get to see a lot of that is as a market research analyst. If you’re interested in understanding why a particular product sells (or doesn’t sell), who is or isn’t buying it, and in what can be done to make a product appeal to a particular group or subset of people, this job is right up your alley. Market research analysts earn an average salary of $60,570 per year and enjoy a lot of upward mobility. These are just a couple of the research jobs available. You could improve the efficiency of different organizations as an operations research analyst or spend your days as an actual scientist or academic performing research that’s important to you. Explore these and other great career options to find your dream job.

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Entry-level jobs should be evaluated according to growth potential, wellbeing, and opportunity, not ... [+] just salary

When evaluating entry-level jobs, you might be inclined to consider them based on pay and job flexibility alone, due to the current nature of the employment market. However, it turns out that there are more factors to consider than just the average pay or the flexible nature of the role.

According to a recent WalletHub study, you should think about three core characteristics so that your career is on a solid footing.

That's what WalletHub analysts did when researching entry-level jobs for their recent report on the top entry-level jobs for 2024. They evaluated entry-level jobs according to these three factors:

• Immediate opportunity
• Growth potential
• Job hazards

Immediate opportunity refers to the entry-level job being in demand, with a significant number of opportunities and higher-than-usual starting salaries.

Growth potential, on the other hand, concentrates on evaluating the probability that the job would be replaced by AI or technology, as well as income and job growth potential, and the likelihood of being provided with on-the-job training.

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Finally, measuring roles against job hazards means that you bear in mind factors such as wellbeing and work-life balance, and the possibility of occupational injuries.

Top 10 Remote Entry-Level Jobs

According to their analysis of the data based on 108 entry-level jobs, and their overall weighting in the scoring, here are the top 10 in the list:

• Environmental health and safety engineer
• Certified Nursing Assistant
• Software Engineer
• Safety Representative
• Hardware Engineer
• Safety Technician
• Electronics Engineer
• Systems Engineer
• Operations Research Analyst

Once thing is clear: if you look at the list above, you will notice that engineers and technicians occupy almost three-quarters of that list.

However, unfortunately, many of these entry-level jobs cannot be performed remotely, due to the nature of the roles. Therefore, here are the top 10 remote entry-level jobs from WalletHub's analysis of 108 job titles:

• Software engineer
• Operations research analyst
• Web applications developer
• Benefits analyst
• Database administrator
• Web designer
• Market research analyst
• Web content writer
• Financial analyst

These roles are heavily focused on tech, and call for professionals with strong analytical skills, so it is important to bear this in mind when considering your career options this summer.

How To Get A Remote Entry-Level Job In 2024

To secure a remote entry-level job, you'll need a combination of preparation, networking, and targeted job search strategies. Here are some ways you can increase your chances of landing a remote entry-level job:

• Identify your skills and interests : Assess your strengths and what you're passionate about to determine the type of entry-level remote job you're interested in pursuing. It is important to get this right as early as possible because this choice sets the precedent for your career future.
• Learn relevant skills : Once you've identified your skills, you should learn new skills that will place you in a favorable position to work remotely, such as communication skills, collaboration across multiple time zones, and collaborative software.
• Tailor your resume: Ensure you customize your resume and supporting application documents to highlight your relevant skills, experiences, and achievements. In addition to job-specific skills, you especially need to emphasize your ability to work independently, communicate effectively, and manage time.
• Use remote job boards : Remote entry-level jobs can be located in a variety of places, including online job boards, remote job websites (such as We Work Remotely), and company career pages.
• Gain experience: Some entry-level jobs do require some prior experience (ironic, right?) so you'll need to be prepared in the event this scenario occurs. You can gain relevant experience for a remote entry-level job through freelance projects, traineeships, internships, and/or volunteering. Ideally, focus on remote opportunities at this stage so you have a feel for what it's like to work from home, should this experience be needed by a potential employer.

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Use these steps above, be patient with the process, try unconventional approaches, and you will find yourself in your dream remote entry-level job.

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This position is responsible for providing client service to our partners, intermediaries and plan sponsors. The Retirement Services Consultant will develop and maintain a detailed understanding of retirement plans and Ascensus products and services with the goal of helping our clients manage their retirement plans appropriately. The Retirement Service Consultant works with the Relationship Manager to deliver client satisfaction by providing retirement plan and operational expertise, proactively identifying, owning and resolving client issues and engaging clients with value added consulting.

We are hiring entry level through senior level associates so all experience levels are encouraged to apply.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

•Responsible for protecting, securing, and proper handling of all confidential data held by Ascensus to ensure against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and/or unapproved disclosure of information that could result in harm to Ascensus or our clients.

•The I-Client philosophy and the Core Values of People Matter, Quality First and Integrity Always® should be visible in your actions on a day to day basis showing your support of our organizational culture.

•Maintain and continue to grow detailed knowledge and understanding of retirement plan rules and Ascensus business and product offerings

•Consistently provide a high level of consultative proactive client service in a professional manner.

•Develop effective working relationships with team and internal departments in order to provide effective service for our clients.  Successfully identify record and monitor assigned items; includes determining required action for resolution of client issues.

•Ensure inquires and issues are resolved and service levels are met.

•Provide thorough, high quality research, problem solving and issue resolution

•Provide clients and advisors clear and concise communication regarding services, execution and resolution throughout the service cycle.

•Participates in creating a strategy with Relationship manger to ensure client retention.

•Identify, document and address risks through superior client service. Communicate with team in order to keep all informed and support current client strategy.   

•Assist in the management of vendor relationships on behalf of clients and partner.

•Deliver client retention by anticipating client’s needs, recommending changes or actions, in conjunction with the Relationship manager.

•Achieve individual and team goals for service levels, growth and retention for assigned book of business.

•Identify and document systematically “opportunity plans” working with Relationship Manager on a strategy to mitigate risk.

•Achieve individual and team goals, for service levels, growth and retention risks through servicing your clients.

•Proactively communicate with the client and partners regarding all components of service delivery.  Solicit and share feedback with appropriate internal resources in order to improve the client experience.

•Prioritize activities and manage time to effectively and efficiently provide quality client service to our partners and clients.

•Ensure that our commitments to our clients are met by proactively reviewing the status of assigned plans’ periodic activity (compliance testing, 5500, quarterly statements, RMDs, etc.).

•Assess client objectives, needs and behaviors to suggest plan, product or functionality changes to improve results for our clients.

•Educate client regarding plan features, product capabilities or Ascensus functionality and process.

•Develop ideas for improvement and provide feedback/solutions to plan sponsor and financial professional to minimize risk and improve process.

•Act in the role as the subject matter expert on specific topics for initiatives with responsibility for training and assisting others across departments in area of expertise.

•Provide training to members of team as opportunities arise.

•Perform other duties and participate in or lead special projects as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

·         Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

·         Direct client experience and Retirement Services industry experience or thorough knowledge preferred

·         Certification or working towards certification (ASPPA, CEBS, etc.) in industry-related studies program preferred.

·         Excellent written and verbal communication skills. The ability to communicate effectively (clear, concise and professionally) with all levels within the Ascensus organization, as well as with our client base.

·         Excellent presentation skills, business etiquette, client service skills and time management.

·         Demonstrated professionalism in all aspects of the role.

·         Experience with financial services systems (i.e. recordkeeping, trust, trading); and experience with plan recordkeeping and trust reconciliation.

·         Proficiency in Microsoft Office software applications, specifically Word and Excel required, Access and PowerPoint preferred.

·         Excellent analytical and problem resolution skills.

·          Knowledge of retirement plans, ERISA, DOL and IRS regulations, and plan documents (individually designed and prototype).

·         Ability to work in a team environment to ensure common goal of providing exceptional client service.

·         Ability to work well under pressure with multiple priorities and deadlines in a demanding environment.

·         Ability to make sound business judgments concerning issues which, if mishandled, have the potential to create substantial financial and client relations liabilities for the company.

·         Ability to work extended hours to meet business needs as required.

·         Quality focus with attention to detail.

·         Handle other essential tasks as assigned.

The national average salary range for this role is  $40K-80K in base pay, exclusive of any bonuses and benefits. This base salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salary offered will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, performance, and internal pay alignment. We do not anticipate that candidates hired will begin at the top of the range however, from time to time, it may occur on a case-by-case basis.  Other rewards and benefits may include: 401(k) match, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid-Time-Off, etc.  For more information, please visit careers.ascensus.com/#Benefits .  

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For all virtual remote positions, in order to ensure associates can effectively perform their job duties with no distractions, we require an uninterrupted virtual work space and there is also an expectation of family care being in place during business hours. Additionally, there is an internet work speed requirement of 25 MBps or better for individual use. If more than one person is utilizing the same internet connection in the same household or building, then a stronger connection is required. If you are unsure of your internet speed, please check with your service provider. Note: For call center roles specifically, it is a requirement to either hardwire your equipment directly to the internet router or ensure your workstation is in close proximity to the router. Please ensure that you are able to meet these expectations before applying.

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Research shows that 76 percent of employers prefer to hire experienced candidates for entry-level positions

Kevin Womack

Kevin Womack was just weeks away from graduation from Morehouse College and a degree in math and computer science; but he had a tough decision to make. Should he accept a position with Google, go directly to work and start earning a paycheck? Or pursue a graduate degree at Columbia with time spent at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) as part of the GEM Fellowship Program . GEM is sponsored by the National Graduate Education for Minority Students Consortium.

After graduation, students are often eager to settle into a full-time position with steady pay and job security; however, this route may not be the most viable option for some students. Job postings in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields may be plentiful, but managers are fairly specific in their search criteria—often eliminating many recent graduates.

Even in entry-level positions, managers look for demonstrated experience of field-specific skills in a hands-on environment. Kathryn Jackson’s article in Perspectives in Health Information Management cites research stating that 76 percent of employers prefer to hire experienced people for entry-level positions.

While some potential candidates may be able to point to college and extracurricular activities that highlight experience in leadership or communication, attaining hands-on, industry-specific experience prior to an entry-level position may be more difficult without an internship.

Why are internships important to career development?

Research consistently shows that internships help prepare students for the incongruities of book learning and field learning. While academic discipline is critical, the value of putting knowledge to work prepares students uniquely for a research or science career.

Across academic disciplines, 96 percent of colleges and universities perceive that their students are prepared for the workforce, while only 11 percent of employers agree, according to Jackson’s article.

This skills gap engenders the question of why students at higher education institutions make the choice between internships and part time/full time employment. Additionally, the STEM fields have been plagued by another chronic challenge: a lack of a diversity in the technology workforce. According to the 2018 America’s Strategy for STEM Education report, while minority candidates constitute 27% of the U.S. population, they only comprise 11% of the STEM workforce.

Some technology companies have taken considerable steps to ensure that students within the STEM fields are acquiring a balanced combination of both hard and soft skills needed to work and thrive in the organizations’ technical and cultural environments.

The Google Tech Exchange, one of the tech company’s diversity initiatives, addresses both the skills gap and workforce diversity challenges. As part of the program 65 students from HBCUs and Hispanic institutions head to Silicon Valley to enhance their computer science skills. This is an expansion of other Google diversity programs like Howard West and Google in Residence. After witnessing the impact that these programs made in the lives of the students who participated, Google wanted to offer the opportunity to students at other HBCUs.

Womack experienced the Google in Residence initiative first hand. That program embedded technical staff members at selected Historically Black Colleges and Institutions (HBCUs) across the country as faculty members who can identify top talent at the outset of their matriculation.

“They were super hands-on and had a team that dealt with student relations and then a software engineer who was teaching our course. So the software engineers would teach us the technical things we need to know, and hands-on student relations would give encouragement, help us with our resumes, and tell us the best ways to succeed. They were also in charge of retention, so doing things to keep us there (Google).”

After graduating from Morehouse College in 2019, Womack chose a path that would let him intern at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and obtain a master’s degree from Columbia University.

“I think it was more a personal thing where I had to say to myself: What am I interested in doing? What am I interested in working on? And I realized that I don’t want to do software engineering for the rest of my life. I liked the degree program at Colombia University. Through the GEM Fellowship Program, I’ll be able to pay for my graduate degree. So it was a natural transition for me to hop off the Google train and get on board at ORNL.”

If academic knowledge is the foundation of preparedness for the workforce, hands-on experience is the building itself. The opportunity to use the knowledge acquired during university, customize it to specific problems and merge it with new technologies is critical to transitioning into a full-time career. 

A first full-time job in a new graduate’s career is exciting, but students may want to ensure they are well prepared before jumping into the job search. Taking advantage of internship opportunities allows students to view and participate in a field while also gaining valuable life skills and networking with experienced mentors.

Advantages of an internship

• Internships allow students to see how industry is using new technologies.
• Internships may allow for quick exposure to a variety of research areas.
• Internships provide opportunities to improve desirable professional traits, such as teamwork and interpersonal communication skills under the direction of a mentor and alongside peers.

Advantages of an entry-level position

• New hires in an entry-level position learn the technology and programs specific to the job or research they will pursue in their career.
• Students who have past hands-on experience and know the field they desire to pursue may benefit from seeking a full-time position.
• Entry-level jobs provide a steady salary and benefits, as well as advancement opportunities.

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Netapp’s Engineering Tools and Services (ETS) organization is responsible for the automation and testing infrastructure utilized by our product development and QA teams. We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our globally distributed team that supports a range of tools to serve the needs and improve the efficiency of our developers at NetApp. 

Responsibilities As a DevOps engineer, you can expect your day-to-day responsibilities to include:

• Support services, tools, modules, and applications to improve the quality of life for software development engineers and operations engineers
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• Programming experience: Python, Go, Perl, Java, C, C++ (shell scripting is also desirable).
• Administrative experience with any DevOps tools
• Working knowledge of databases – MySQL/PostgreSQL/Mongo
• Experience with Atlassian tools like Jira, Confluence
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• Log ingest and dashboarding tools like Splunk, logscale
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• Awareness of critical concepts in DevOps and Agile principles
• Excellent troubleshooting
• A minimum of 2-5 years’ experience is required
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, a master’s degree; or equivalent experience is required.

Compensation The base salary range for this position is $112,200 - $157,700 and will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off (PTO), various Leave options, Performance-Based Incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU’s), with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process.

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The unauthorized immigrant population in the United States grew to 11.0 million in 2022, according to new Pew Research Center estimates based on the 2022 American Community Survey, the most recent year available. The increase from 10.5 million in 2021 reversed a long-term downward trend from 2007 to 2019. This is the first sustained increase in the unauthorized immigrant population since the period from 2005 to 2007.

However, the number of unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S. in 2022 was still below the peak of 12.2 million in 2007.

Pew Research Center conducted this research to understand changes in the unauthorized immigrant population in the United States. The Center has published estimates of the U.S. unauthorized immigrant population for more than two decades. The estimates presented in this research for 2022 are the Center’s latest.

Center estimates of the unauthorized immigrant population use a “residual method.” It is similar to methods used by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Immigration Statistics and nongovernmental organizations, including the Center for Migration Studies and the Migration Policy Institute . Those organizations’ estimates are generally consistent with ours. Our estimates also align with official U.S. data sources, including birth records, school enrollment figures and tax data, as well as Mexican censuses and surveys.

Our residual method includes these steps:

• Estimate the total number of immigrants living in the country in a particular year using data from U.S. censuses and government surveys such as the American Community Survey and the Current Population Survey.
• Estimate the number of immigrants living in the U.S. legally using official counts of immigrant and refugee admissions together with other demographic data (for example, death and out-migration rates).
• Subtract our estimate of lawful immigrants from our estimate of the total immigrant population. This provides an initial estimate of the unauthorized immigrant population.

Our final estimate of the U.S. unauthorized immigrant population, as well as estimates for lawful immigrants, includes an upward adjustment. We do this because censuses and surveys tend to miss some people . Undercounts for immigrants, especially unauthorized immigrants, tend to be higher than for other groups. (Our 1990 estimate comes from work by Robert Warren and John Robert Warren .)

The term “unauthorized immigrant” reflects many academic researchers’ and policy analysts’ standard and customary usage. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Immigration Statistics also generally uses it. The term means the same thing as “undocumented immigrants,” “illegal immigrants” and “illegal aliens.”

For more details on how we produced our estimates, read the Methodology section of our November 2018 report on unauthorized immigrants.

The unauthorized immigrant population includes any immigrants not in the following groups:

• Immigrants admitted for lawful residence (i.e., green card admissions)
• People admitted formally as refugees
• People granted asylum
• Former unauthorized immigrants granted legal residence under the 1985 Immigration Reform and Control Act
• Immigrants admitted in categories 1-4 who have become naturalized U.S. citizens
• Individuals admitted as lawful temporary residents under specific visa categories, such as those for foreign students, guest workers and intracompany transfers.

Read the Methodology section of our November 2018 report on unauthorized immigrants for more details.

Pew Research Center’s estimate of unauthorized immigrants as of July 2022 includes more than 3 million immigrants who have temporary protection from deportation and permission to be in the United States. Some also have permission to work in the country. These immigrants account for almost 30% of our national estimate of 11.0 million unauthorized immigrants for 2022.

Although these immigrants have permission to be in the country, they could be subject to deportation if government policy changes. Other organizations and the federal government also include these immigrants in their estimates of the U.S. unauthorized immigrant population.

Unauthorized immigrants can receive temporary permission to be in the U.S. through the following:

Asylum applicants

Individuals who have applied for asylum and are awaiting a ruling are not legal residents but cannot be deported. There are two types of asylum claims, defensive and affirmative .

Defensive asylum applications are generally filed by individuals facing deportation or removal from the U.S. These are processed by the Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). As of July 2022, there were about 915,000 individuals with applications pending.

Affirmative asylum claims are made by people who are not in the process of being deported or removed. These claims are handled by the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). In mid-2022, about 720,000 individuals were awaiting decisions on more than 500,000 applications for affirmative asylum.

Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

As of July 2022, there were about 650,000 unauthorized immigrants with Temporary Protected Status . This status provides protection from removal or deportation to individuals who cannot safely return to their country because of civil unrest, violence or natural disaster.

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) offers protection from deportation to individuals who were brought to the U.S. as children before 2007. In July 2022, there were about 595,000 active DACA beneficiaries , largely immigrants from Mexico.

Applicants for other visas

Many immigrants in the U.S. apply for visas to gain lawful immigrant status. In some cases, individuals awaiting decisions on these applications can remain in the country.

T and U visas are for victims of trafficking and certain criminal activities, including domestic violence, sexual assault, hate crimes and involuntary servitude. In mid-2022, the backlog for these visas reached 300,000. The individuals in this backlog are considered part of the unauthorized immigrant population.

These new estimates do not reflect events since mid-2022. The U.S. unauthorized immigrant population has likely grown over the past two years, based on several alternative data sources. For example, encounters with migrants at U.S. borders reached record levels throughout 2022-23 , and the number of applicants waiting for decisions on asylum claims increased by about 1 million by the end of 2023.

In addition, through December 2023, about 500,000 new immigrants were paroled into the country through two federal programs – the Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan ( CHNV ) program and Uniting for Ukraine ( U4U ). Groups like these have traditionally been considered part of the unauthorized immigrant population, but almost none of them appear in the 2022 estimates.

While these new arrivals probably increased the U.S. unauthorized immigrant population, it remains to be seen how much. New arrivals can’t simply be added to the existing estimate because some unauthorized immigrants leave the country every year, some die and some gain lawful status. (For details, read “What has happened with unauthorized migration since July 2022?”)

The Pew Research Center estimates presented here use the 2022 American Community Survey (ACS). The 2022 ACS provides data for July 1, 2022. We cannot make estimates for 2023 or later until new ACS data is released.

About 1.5 million immigrants have received protection from deportation since 2022, according to a Pew Research Center review of federal immigration data. However, it is not appropriate to derive a new estimate of the unauthorized immigrant population by adding these 1.5 million immigrants to the estimate of 11.0 unauthorized immigrants in 2022. This would be inaccurate because the unauthorized immigrant population changes for many reasons, including outmigration from the U.S., deaths and transitions to lawful immigration statuses.

In addition, this approach would double-count some immigrants because an individual can be included in multiple immigration programs. The exact number of people who are double-counted is unknown.

Here are the main groups of unauthorized immigrants with protection from deportation and how the numbers have changed in the past two years:

Asylum applicants. Immigrants who have applied for asylum but whose cases have not been resolved are included in our estimate of the unauthorized immigrant population because they have not been admitted as permanent residents. The number with pending cases has grown substantially since July 2022. Most immigrants in these backlogs are in the United States.

The backlog of affirmative asylum cases (i.e., cases adjudicated by the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) increased from about 500,000 as of June 30, 2022, to more than 1.1 million at the end of 2023. Since each case can include more than one person, we estimate that these additional cases added 870,000 immigrants to the backlog at the end of 2023. Most of these people are new arrivals to the U.S.

During this period, the backlog for defensive asylum (i.e., cases adjudicated by the Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review ) grew by about 120,000 people, from about 900,000 to 1 million people.

CHNV parolees. A new program allows people living in Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to apply to enter the U.S. as parolees . Since these migrants are not admitted for permanent U.S. residence, they would be included in our estimate of the unauthorized immigrant population under current definitions.

The program began full operation in January 2023. By the end of 2023, about 320,000 new immigrants had entered the country under CHNV parole.

Uniting for Ukraine (U4U) . Created in April 2022, this program allows Ukrainian citizens and their families to live in the U.S. on a temporary basis under certain conditions. More than 170,000 Ukrainians had been admitted on a two-year parole as of December 2023.

Because these immigrants do not have permanent residence, they would be considered unauthorized immigrants based on current definitions. Virtually all U4U parolees came to the U.S. after July 2022 and are not part of the 2022 unauthorized immigrant population estimate.

Victims of human trafficking and other crimes. T and U visas are available for victims of certain crimes who assist law enforcement in pursuing the criminals. The backlogs for these visas increased by about 50,000 people since July 2022 .

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) . TPS allows migrants to live and work in the U.S.and avoid deportation because their home countries are unsafe due to war, natural disasters or other crises. Some people with TPS have been in the U.S. for more than 20 years.

The population of immigrants eligible for or receiving TPS recently increased to about 1.2 million. Most of these people were already in the country as of July 2022, so they do not contribute to growth in the unauthorized immigrant population. Further, many newer additions to the TPS population are counted in other groups.

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). DACA allows unauthorized immigrants who were brought to the U.S. before their 16th birthday and who were in the U.S. on June 15, 2012, to live and work in the country. Initially, about 700,000 individuals received benefits under DACA.

Since then, the number of DACA recipients has dropped steadily as some have acquired permanent status and others have left the country or otherwise not renewed their status. At the end of 2023, about 530,000 people had DACA status. These individuals are in our unauthorized immigrant population estimates for 2022.

In addition to these groups with protection from deportation, there are other indicators of overall growth:

Encounters at U.S. borders. U.S. immigration authorities encounter a large and growing number of migrants at the border. While many migrants are detained and denied entry into the U.S., some are allowed to remain in the U.S. temporarily. Most who are allowed to stay are included in other groups and do not represent additional unauthorized immigrants.

Immigrants in the Current Population Survey (CPS) . This government survey provides data on the total U.S. population as well as immigrants, both from the monthly CPS and the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) every March. CPS data on the immigrant population shows substantial growth since 2022, beyond what can be accounted for by lawful immigration.

Here are key findings about how the U.S. unauthorized immigrant population changed recently:

• The number of unauthorized immigrants from Mexico dropped to 4.0 million in 2022 from a peak of 6.9 million in 2007. Mexico has long been , and remains, the most common country of birth for unauthorized immigrants.
• From 2019 to 2022, the unauthorized immigrant population from nearly every region of the world grew. The Caribbean, South America, Asia, Europe and sub-Saharan Africa all saw increases.
• The unauthorized immigrant population grew in six states from 2019 to 2022 – Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Texas. Only California saw a decrease.
• About 8.3 million U.S. workers in 2022 were unauthorized immigrants, an increase from 7.4 million in 2019. The 2022 number is essentially the same as previous highs in 2008 and 2011.

Composition of the U.S. immigrant population

Immigrants made up 14.3% of the nation’s population in 2022. That share was slightly higher than in the previous five years but below the record high of 14.8% in 1890.

As of 2022, unauthorized immigrants represented 3.3% of the total U.S. population and 23% of the foreign-born population. These shares were lower than the peak values in 2007 but slightly higher than in 2019.

Meanwhile, the lawful immigrant population grew steadily from 24.1 million in 2000 to 36.9 million in 2022. The growth was driven by a rapid increase in the number of naturalized citizens, from 10.7 million to 23.4 million. The number of lawful permanent residents dropped slightly, from 11.9 million to 11.5 million. As a result, in 2022, 49% of all immigrants in the country were naturalized U.S. citizens.

Who lives with unauthorized immigrants?

Unauthorized immigrants live in 6.3 million households that include more than 22 million people. These households represent 4.8% of the 130 million U.S. households.

Here are some facts about these households in 2022:

• In 86% of these households, either the householder or their spouse is an unauthorized immigrant.
• Almost 70% of these households are considered “mixed status,” meaning that they also contain lawful immigrants or U.S.-born residents.
• In only about 5% of these households, the unauthorized immigrants are not related to the householder or spouse. In these cases, they are probably employees or roommates.

Of the 22 million people in households with an unauthorized immigrant, 11 million are U.S. born or lawful immigrants. They include:

• 1.3 million U.S.-born adults who are children of unauthorized immigrants. (We cannot estimate the total number of U.S.-born adult children of unauthorized immigrants because available data sources only identify those who still live with their unauthorized immigrant parents.)
• 1.4 million other U.S.-born adults and 3.0 million lawful immigrant adults.

About 4.4 million U.S.-born children under 18 live with an unauthorized immigrant parent. They account for about 84% of all minor children living with their unauthorized immigrant parent. Altogether, about 850,000 children under 18 are unauthorized immigrants in 2022.

The share of households that include an unauthorized immigrant varies across states. In Maine, Mississippi, Montana and West Virginia, fewer than 1% of households include an unauthorized immigrant. Nevada (9%) has the highest share, followed by California, New Jersey and Texas (8% each).

What countries do unauthorized immigrants come from?

The origin countries for unauthorized immigrants have changed since the population peaked in 2007. Here are some highlights of those changes:

The 4.0 million unauthorized immigrants from Mexico living in the U.S. in 2022 was the lowest number since the 1990s. And in 2022, Mexico accounted for 37% of the nation’s unauthorized immigrants, by far the smallest share on record .

The decrease in unauthorized immigrants from Mexico reflects several factors:

• A broader decline in migration from Mexico to the U.S.;
• Some Mexican immigrants returning to Mexico; and
• Expanded opportunities for lawful immigration from Mexico and other countries, especially for temporary agricultural workers.

The rest of the world

The total number of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. from countries other than Mexico grew rapidly between 2019 and 2022, from 5.8 million to 6.9 million.

The number of unauthorized immigrants from almost every world region increased. The largest increases were from the Caribbean (300,000) and Europe and Canada (275,000). One exception was Central America, which had led in growth until 2019 but saw no change after that.

After Mexico, the countries with the largest unauthorized immigrant populations in the U.S. in 2022 were:

• El Salvador (750,000)
• India (725,000)
• Guatemala (675,000)
• Honduras (525,000)

The Northern Triangle

Three Central American countries – El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala – together represented 1.9 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. in 2022, or about 18% of the total. The unauthorized immigrant population from the Northern Triangle grew by about 50% between 2007 and 2019 but did not increase significantly after that.

Other origin countries

In 2022, Venezuela was the country of birth for 270,000 U.S. unauthorized immigrants. This population had seen particularly fast growth, from 55,000 in 2007 to 130,000 in 2017. It is poised to grow significantly in the future as new methods of entry to the U.S. are now available to Venezuelans.

Other countries with large numbers of unauthorized immigrants have also seen increases in recent years. Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, India, and countries making up the former Soviet Union all experienced growth from 2019 to 2022.

However, other countries with significant unauthorized immigrant populations showed no change, notably China, the Dominican Republic and the Philippines.

Detailed table:   Unauthorized immigrant population by region and selected country of birth (and margins of error), 1990-2022  (Excel)

Which states do unauthorized immigrants call home?

Most U.S. states’ unauthorized immigrant populations stayed steady from 2019 to 2022. However, six states showed significant growth:

• Florida (+400,000)
• Texas (+85,000)
• New York (+70,000)
• New Jersey (+55,000)
• Massachusetts (+50,000)
• Maryland (+40,000)

California (-120,000) is the only state whose unauthorized immigrant population decreased.

States with the most unauthorized immigrants

The six states with the largest unauthorized immigrant populations in 2022 were:

• California (1.8 million)
• Texas (1.6 million)
• Florida (1.2 million)
• New York (650,000)
• New Jersey (475,000)
• Illinois (400,000)

These states have consistently had the most unauthorized immigrants since at least 1980. However, in 2007, California had 1.2 million more unauthorized immigrants than Texas. Today, with the declining number in California, it has only about 150,000 more. The unauthorized immigrant population has also become considerably less geographically concentrated over time. In 2022, the top six states were home to 56% of the nation’s unauthorized immigrants, down from 80% in 1990.

Detailed table:   Unauthorized immigrant population for states (and margins of error), 1990-2022  (Excel)

Detailed table:   Unauthorized immigrants and characteristics for states, 2022  (Excel)

Unauthorized immigrants in the labor force

The number of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. workforce grew from 7.4 million in 2019 to 8.3 million in 2022. The 2022 number equals previous highs in 2008 and 2011.

Unauthorized immigrants represent about 4.8% of the U.S. workforce in 2022. This was below the peak of 5.4% in 2007.

Since 2003, unauthorized immigrants have made up 4.4% to 5.4% of all U.S. workers, a relatively narrow range.

The share of the U.S. workforce made up by unauthorized immigrants is higher than their 3.3% share of the total U.S. population. That’s because the unauthorized immigrant population includes relatively few children or elderly adults, groups that tend not to be in the labor force.

Detailed table:   Unauthorized immigrants in the labor force for states, 2022  (Excel)

The share of unauthorized immigrants in the workforce varied across states in 2022. Nevada (9%), Texas (8%), Florida (8%), New Jersey (7%), California (7%) and Maryland (7%) had the highest shares, while fewer than 1% of workers in Maine, Montana, Vermont and West Virginia were unauthorized immigrants.

Note: This is an update of a post originally published Nov. 16, 2023.

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Jeffrey S. Passel is a senior demographer at Pew Research Center .

Jens Manuel Krogstad is a senior writer and editor at Pew Research Center .

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