Egypt: how many Egyptians citizens are there in USA? what are the main job activities they have?

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Egyptian Americans are among the more recent groups to have immigrated to the United States. Unlike other peoples of Arab descent who settled in the Americas in large numbers as early as the mid-nineteenth century, the Egyptians, regarded as one of the most sedentary ethnic groups, began to emigrate in significant numbers only during the latter part of the twentieth century. While the majority left for economic or educational reasons, many Copts, Jews, and conservative Muslims emigrated because they were concerned about the political developments in Egypt. Still, thousands of others left after Egypt's 1967 defeat in the Arab-Israeli War; approximately 15,000 Egyptians immigrated to the United States from 1967 to 1977. The past three decades have witnessed unprecedented movements of large Egyptian populations not only to the United States and Canada but also to Australia, Europe, and the Gulf Arab countries.
The majority of the first Egyptian immigrants to the United States comprised educated professionals and skilled workers. Their immigration was eased by the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, which welcomed certain professionals, especially scientists. Estimates of the number of Egyptian immigrants to the United States have varied from 800,000 to two million, with the largest concentration of Egyptians living in New Jersey, New York, California, Illinois, Florida, and Texas. Climate has had an important influence on the settlement patterns of Egyptian Americans. Accustomed to the warm and temperate climate of their homeland, many Egyptians have gravitated toward America's southern states.
The main job activities they have:-
The first wave of immigrants consisted of individuals who either had obtained a professional degree or had come seeking further education. They pursued careers as doctors, accountants, engineers, and lawyers, and a good number joined the teaching faculties of major universities. The second wave held college degrees but had to accept menial jobs. When they first arrived many drove taxicabs or waited on tables in restaurants. The economic recession and corporate downsizing undoubtedly have affected Egyptian Americans. Some enterprising citizens have gone into business for themselves. Because of the stigma attached to being unemployed or on welfare, Egyptian Americans have resisted receiving these benefits, but as time goes on their participation in social aid programs will become an increasing fact of life....Show more

If you think that the Egyptian nationality does worth the primeness to have then go for it,if you don't then just stay an american. Advantage of the Egyptian passport:You don't need to drop your american citizenship or passport Disadvantage of Egyptian passport: Has no privilages except that you gte to be treated as citizen in Egypt....Show more

Not sure if Im correct, Theres about 2 million Egyptians in the USA, they are mostly populated along the eastcoast, mainly the upper eastcoast, New Jersey and New York probably being the most populated states of Egyptians, I dont know the job activities....Show more

I know they are a lot of Egyptians in NY, NJ, Michigan, Illinois and Connecticut. I have no idea about the jobs.
There's an Egyptian shop just located 2 blocks away from where I live and I know another town near hear that is full of Arabic places and people. And there's also a Moroccan guy near here who has a salon....Show more

i don't have specific statistics bas i heard that there are about 2 million copts in US so that means Egyptians overall are more than that bas any way they do not exceed 1% or so

States: New Jersey, New York, California, Washington, Florida.. i think most states on the coast
i know some ppl in Oklahoma and Maryland and Kentucky.. they say most ppl there are Americans and no Egyptians

Jobs: at church (its Egyptian one) i know Lots of doctors, English and Math teachers, pharmacists, dentists, store owners, lots of businessmen, real estate and people that work at gas stations, supermarkets etc etc.

i have few Egyptians in the neighborhood but i don't have many stores except one in downtown near the beach beybee3 kebab w kofta w shawerma haha! but i have been to places north to where i live with lots of Arabs in general .. like the stores and the streets have arabic written on them ..

just like Asians there are some streets where the boards on top of the stores have Asian language written on them...Show more