Also called: Migration Policy Researcher
Researches how immigration laws and programs work and what changes would do, for government offices or think tanks.
Immigration policy analysts crunch visa and border data, interview immigrants and employers, and write reports for lawmakers on topics like farm worker visas or asylum backlogs. The topic is constantly in the news.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's; most have a master's in policy or a related field.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Public Policy, Political Science, Sociology, Economics.
Growing about average. Steady demand.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI analyzes visa data and summarizes law; interviews with immigrants and politically sensitive judgment stay human.
Classes: AP Government, Spanish, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3099.
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