Immigration Lawyer
Help individuals and families navigate complex immigration systems
About the profession
Immigration Lawyers guide individuals, families, and businesses through visa applications, green card petitions, naturalization, deportation defense, and asylum claims. The complexity of immigration law and its constant policy changes make skilled practitioners essential. Corporate immigration (H-1B, L-1, O-1 visas) offers premium compensation.
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Based on the Immigration Lawyer role, here are the RIASEC personality types that tend to thrive in this career. While these alignments are common, individual success depends on motivation, skill development, and finding the right work environment.
Conventional
Organizing, detail-oriented, structured
Enterprising
Leading, persuading, business
Social
Helping, teaching, working with people
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Career Path
Your career progression roadmap with salary growth at each level
Career Ladder
Junior Immigration Associate → Immigration Lawyer → Senior Immigration Lawyer → Immigration Partner → Head of Immigration Practice
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Salary Growth
5
Levels
$260K
Top Salary
Learning Path
Skills you need to develop and courses to get there
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Go to Career PathCareer levels
Base: $65,000 - $80,000/year Base: $80,000 - $105,000/year Base: $105,000 - $135,000/year Base: $135,000 - $180,000/year Base: $180,000 - $260,000/year
Skills used in this career
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Learning Path 0 → Junior
Step-by-step plan from zero to first job
Earn JD and pass state bar examination Gain experience through immigration law clinics or pro bono work Learn visa categories, forms, and USCIS procedures Specialize in business…
Market 2026–2030
Trends, AI impact, prospects
Growth Rate: Above average through 2030 Remote Trend: Increasing, case preparation and filings remote-capable Top Industries: Immigration law firms, corporate legal, nonprofits,…
💰 Salary Range
BLS OEWS, May 2023Half of U.S. workers in this occupation earn more than this, half earn less.
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