There are 25 professions in this category that qualify for the TN work visa.  Of those 25, there are 3 professions where you can qualify based only experience, without an educational requirement.  Of these three, Management Consultant and Scientific Technician are the most commonly used categories.  On the other hand, there are six professions where you can qualify without a university education so long as you have a vocational diploma or certificate. For more questions about the TN Visa professions call to speak to one of our immigration attorneys.

Accountant

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree, or CPA, CA, CGA or CMA

Architect

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree, or State/Provincial License

Computer Systems Analyst

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree, or
– Post-Secondary Diploma or 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)

– Bachelor’s 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

– Bachelor’s, or Licenciatura Degree

Engineer

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree, or State/Provincial License

Forester

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree, or State/Provincial License

Graphic Designer

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree, or

– Post-Secondary Diploma or Post-Secondary Certificate, and three years experience

Hotel Manager

– Bachelor’s 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 / Interior Designer

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree, or

– Post-Secondary Diploma or Certificate, and three years experience

Land Surveyor

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree, or State/Provincial/Federal License

Landscape Architect

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Lawyer/Attorney (including Notary in the Province of Quebec)

– LLB, JD, LLL, BCL, or
– Licenciatura Degree (five years), or
– Membership in a state/provincial bar

Librarian

MLS or BLS (for which another Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree was a prerequisite)

Management Consultant

– Bachelor’s 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)

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Range Manager/Range Conservationist

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Research Assistant (working in a post-secondary educational institution)

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Scientific Technician/Technologist

– Possession of: (a) 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

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Sylviculturist (including Forestry Specialist)

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Technical Publications Writer

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree, or

– Post-Secondary Diploma or Post-Secondary Certificate, and three years experience

Urban Planner (including Geographer)

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Vocational Counselor

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

There are 12 medical professions that qualify for the TN Visa.  Of these 12, there is only one profession (Medical Technologist) where you can qualify for a TN Visa without a bachelor’s degree or higher.

Social Security Number:  Note that often in the United States, it is necessary to have a Social Security Number to obtain a State License to practice in a medical field.  But you should not let the lack of a State License keep you from obtaining a TN Visa.  Often, a TN Visa can be used to let you obtain a Social Security Number in order to obtain a State License.

Dentist

– DDS, DMD, or
– State/Provincial License, or
– Doctor en Odontologia or Doctor en Cirugia Dental

Dietitian

Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree, or
State/Provincial License

Medical Laboratory Technologist / Medical Technologist

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree, or

– Post-Secondary Diploma or Post-Secondary Certificate, and three years experience

Nutritionist

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Occupational Therapist

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree, or State/Provincial License

Pharmacist

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree, or State/Provincial License

Physician (teaching or research only)

– M.D. or Doctor en Medicina, or State/Provincial License

Physiotherapist/Physical Therapist

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree, or State/Provincial License

Psychologist

– State/Provincial License, or Licenciatura Degree

Recreational Therapist

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Registered Nurse

– State/Provincial License, or Licenciatura Degree

Veterinarian

– DVM, DMV, or
– Doctor en Veterinaria, or
– State/Provincial License

There are 23 science based professions that qualify for the TN Visa.  Every single one of the 23 professions require that you have a bachelor’s degree or higher to obtain the TN Visa.

Agriculturist (including Agronomist)

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Animal Breeder

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Animal Scientist

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Apiculturist

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Astronomer

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Biologist & Biochemist

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Chemist

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Dairy Scientist

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Entomologist

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Epidemiologist

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Geneticist

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Geologist & Geochemist

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Geophysicist (including Oceanographer)

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Horticulturist

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Meteorologist

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Pharmacologist

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Physicist (including Oceanographer)

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Plant Breeder

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Poultry Scientist

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Soil Scientist

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Zoologist

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Only teachers and professors who teach at colleges, universities and seminaries qualify for the TN Visa. Unfortunately, K-12 teachers do not qualify.

Colleges and University Teachers (including Professors)

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

Seminary

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree

– Bachelor’s or Licenciatura Degree