ERIC Number: ED650837
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Apr-8
Pages: 44
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Closing the Gap for Racial Minorities and Immigrants through School-to-Work Linkages and Occupational Match. EdWorkingPaper No. 24-947
Brian Holzman; Jeehee Han; Kalena Cortes; Bethany Lewis; Irina Chukhray
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
This study investigates the role of college major choices in labor market outcomes, with a focus on racial minorities and immigrants. Drawing upon research on school-to-work linkages, we examine two measures, linkage, the connection between college majors and specific occupations in the labor market, and match, the alignment of workers' occupations with their college majors. Analyzing data from the American Community Survey, 2013-2017, we show that linkage positively predicts earnings, particularly for workers in matched occupations, and negatively predicts unemployment. Notably, Black, Hispanic, and foreign-born workers in matched occupations benefit more from linkage strength than their White and U.S.-born counterparts. This advantage is more pronounced in states that are popular destinations for immigrants. Our findings suggest that earnings and unemployment disparities experienced among racial minorities and immigrants may diminish if they pursue majors closely tied to jobs in the labor market and secure jobs related to their college majors.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Majors (Students), Career Choice, Salary Wage Differentials, Minority Group Students, Immigrants, Unemployment, Racial Differences, Labor Needs, Employment Opportunities, Prediction, Human Capital, Education Work Relationship, Occupations, Social Networks, Decision Making, Ethnicity, Gender Differences, Outcomes of Education, White Students
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: AISR_Info@brown.edu; Web site: http://www.annenberginstitute.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
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