The Regional Foreign-Born Self-Employed Workforce: 2014

Of the nearly 13,000 employed foreign-born workers in the Herkimer-Oneida Counties region, about 7%, or roughly 900, are self-employed. Below is a breakdown of the top 10 occupations for these foreign-born self-employed workers. You can click the graph to enlarge it.

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Because several people have asked about the "Lab Technicians" category, the actual title of the NAICS category is “Medical, Dental, and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians”. The definition includes:

• Dental Laboratory Technicians: Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances. Excludes "Dental Assistants";
• Medical Appliance Technicians: Construct, fit, maintain, or repair medical supportive devices, such as braces, orthotics and prosthetic devices, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances;
• Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians: Cut, grind, and polish eyeglasses, contact lenses, or other precision optical elements. Assemble and mount lenses into frames or process other optical elements. Includes precision lens polishers or grinders, centerer-edgers, and lens mounters. Excludes "Opticians, Dispensing".