title: Immigrants and the professions.
abstract: "The extent to which migrants holding professional qualifications have been able to put these qualifications to productive use in Australia has long been a contentious issue. This article provides some answers which we hope will allow the debate on the extent and causes of migrant professional progress in Australia to proceed on a firmer foundation."  The authors find that "migrants have made a major contribution to Australia's professionally-qualified workforce. Those arriving pre-1980s and early 1980s have largely been able to convert their qualifications into professional level employment. However, later arriving migrants have been far less successful."
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004526:Efficiency; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D006280:Health Workforce; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Australia; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Employment Status; Human Resources; International Migration; Labor Force; Labor Migration; Migrants; Migration; Occupational Status; Oceania; Population; Population Dynamics; Productivity; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Time Factors