| Profession |
Minimum Education Requirements
and Alternative Credentials |
| Accountant |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or C.P.A , C.A. , C.G.A., or C.M.A. |
| Architect |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license |
| Computer Systems Analyst |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post-Secondary Diploma or Post Secondary Certificate and three years’ experience |
| Disaster Relief Insurance Claims Adjuster (Claims Adjuster employed by an insurance company located in the territory of a Party, or an independent claims adjuster) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree and successful completion of training in the appropriate areas of insurance adjustment pertaining to disaster relief claims; or three years’ experience in claims adjustment and successful completion of training in the appropriate areas of insurance adjustment pertaining to disaster relief claims |
| Economist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Engineer |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license |
| Forester |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license |
| Graphic Designer |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or post-secondary diploma and three years’ experience |
| Hotel Manager |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree in hotel/restaurant management; or post-secondary diploma or post-secondary certificate in hotel/restaurant management and three years’ experience in hotel/restaurant management |
| Industrial Designer |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or post-secondary diploma or post-secondary certificate, and three years’ experience |
| Interior Designer |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or post-secondary diploma or post-secondary certificate, and three years’ experience |
| Land Surveyor |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree or state/provincial/federal license |
| Landscape Architect |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Lawyer (including Notary in the province of Quebec ) |
L.L.B., J.D., L.L.L., B.C.L., or Licenciatura degree (five years”); or membership in a state/provincial bar |
| Librarian |
M.L.S. or B.L.S. (for which another Baccalaureate or Licenciatura degree was prerequisite) |
| Management Consultant |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or equivalent professional experience as established by statement or professional credential attesting to five years’ experience as a management consultant, or five years’ experience in a field of specialty related to the consulting agreement |
| Mathematician (including statistician) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Range Manager/Range Conservationist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Research Assistant (working in a post-secondary educational institution) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Scientific Technician/ Technologist |
Possession of (a) theoretical knowledge of any of the following disciplines: agricultural sciences, astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, forestry, geology, geophysics, meteorology, or physics; and (b) the ability to solve practical problems in any of those disciplines, or the ability to apply principles of any of those disciplines to basic or applied research |
| Social Worker |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Sylviculturist (including forestry) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Technical Publications Writer |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree, or post-secondary diploma or post-secondary certificate, and three years’ experience |
| Urban Planner (including Geographer) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Vocational Counselor |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| MEDICAL/ALLIED PROFESSIONALS |
| Dentist |
D.D.S., D.M.D., Doctor en Odontologia or Doctor en Cirugia Dental or state/provincial license |
| Dietitian |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license |
| Medical Laboratory Technologist ( Canada )/Medical Technologist ( Mexico and the United States ) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or post secondary diploma or post secondary certificate, and three years’ experience |
| Nutritionist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Occupational Therapist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state provincial license |
| Pharmacist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state provincial license |
| Physician (teaching or research only) |
M.D., Doctor en Medicina; or state/provincial license |
| Physiotherapist/Physical Therapist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license |
| Psychologist |
State/provincial license; or Licenciatura degree |
| Recreational Therapist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Registered Nurse |
State/provincial license or Licenciatura degree |
| Veterinarian |
D.V.M., D.M.V., or Doctor en Veterinaria; or state/provincial license |
| SCIENTIST |
| Agricultural (Agronomist) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Animal Breeder |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Animal Scientist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Apiculturist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Astronomer |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Biochemist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Chemist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Dairy Scientist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Entomologist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Epidemiologist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Geneticist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Geochemist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Geophysicist (including Oceanographer in Mexico and the United States ) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Horticulturist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Meteorologist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Pharmacologist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Physicist (including Oceanographer in Canada) |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Plant Breeder |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Poultry Scientist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Soil Scientist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Zoologist |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| TEACHER |
| College |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Seminary |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| University |
Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
