NAFTA Professional Job Series List
| 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 | Minimum Education Requirements And Alternative Credentials |
|---|---|
| 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 | (Canada)/Medical Technologist (Mexico and the United States) |
| Technologist | "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 | Minimum Education Requirements And Alternative Credentials |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Teacher | Minimum Education Requirements And Alternative Credentials |
|---|---|
| College | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| Seminary | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |
| University | Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree |