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U.S. voters say immigrants mostly take jobs others don’t want, according to Pew Research

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U.S. voters say immigrants mostly take jobs others don’t want, according to Pew Research

Immigrants outnumber U.S.-born workers in some occupations

U.S. voters say immigrants, no matter their legal status, mostly take jobs citizens aren’t likely to pursue, according to the Pew Research Center.

A Pew survey done in August revealed three-quarters of voters said undocumented immigrants fill jobs citizens don’t want, while a lower share (61%) said the same of legal immigrants.

When looking at occupations – the kind of work that people do on the job – immigrants overall accounted for the largest share of workers in farming, fishing and forestry (43%) in 2022, followed by construction and extraction (29%), according to a Pew analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.

Immigrants outnumbered U.S.-born workers in some jobs, such as manicurists/pedicurists (73%), taxi drivers (57%), and drywall/ceiling installers (53%), the analysis found.

Unauthorized immigrant workers accounted for the largest shares in occupations such as drywall/ceiling tile installers and tapers (33%), roofers (32%), painters and paperhangers (28%), other agricultural workers (24%), construction laborers (24%), and maids and housekeeping cleaners (24%).

Legal immigrant workers accounted for the largest shares in jobs such as manicurists/pedicurists (60%), taxi drivers (44%), interpreters and translators (38%), other life scientists (35%), and physical scientists (34%).

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