List of professions qualified for residence & work permit in Denmark

Complete list of positive list for residence permit in Denmark

Administrative and commercial managers

Finance manager
Requirement: At least three years’ education at university or business school level

Chief accountant
Requirement: At least three years’ education at university or business school level

Head of division
Requirement: At least three years’ education at university or business school level

Key account manager
Requirement: At least three years’ education at university or business school level

Deputy/Assistant Manager, sales
Requirement: At least three years’ education at university or business school level

Production and specialised services managers

District manager
Requirement: At least three years’ education at university or business school level

After School Club manager
Requirement: At least three years’ education at university or business school level

Nursing home administrator
Requirement: At least three years’ education at university or business school level

Production and specialized services managers

District manager
Requirement: At least three years’ education at university or business school level

After School Club manager
Requirement: At least three years’ education at university or business school level

Nursing home administrator
Requirement: At least three years’ education at university or business school level

Deputy head teacher
Requirement: At least three years’ education at university or business school level

Hospitality, retail and other services managers

Restaurant manager
Requirement: At least three years’ education at university or business school level 

Store manager
Requirement: At least three years’ education at university or business school level

Natural Science and engineering

Mechanical engineer
Requirement: Professional Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree

Production engineer
Requirement: Professional Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree

Environmental engineer
Requirement: Professional Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree

Electrical engineer
Requirement: Professional Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree

Landscape architect
Requirement: Master’s degree

Land surveyor 
Requirement: Master’s degree + Danish official recognition

Healthcare

Medical doctor
Requirement: Master’s degree + Danish authorization*

Medical consultant 
Requirement: Master’s degree + Danish authorization*

Chief physician
Requirement: Master’s degree + Danish authorization*

Nurse 
Requirement: Professional Bachelor’s degree + Danish authorization*

: Anesthetic nurse
Requirement: Professional Bachelor’s degree + 1½ years’ continuing education + Danish authorization*

: Health and wellness counsellor
Requirement: Professional Bachelor’s degree + 1½ years’ continuing education + Danish authorization*

Midwife
Requirement: Professional Bachelor’s degree + Danish authorization*

Dentist
Requirement: Master’s degree + Danish authorization

Food service manager
Requirement: Professional Bachelor’s degree

 Occupational therapist
Requirement: Professional Bachelor’s degree + Danish authorization

Chiropractor
Requirement: Master’s degree and 1 year rotation training + Danish authorization

Teaching and educational work

Research Assistant, Humanities
Requirement: PhD

Senior Research, natural and technical science
Requirement: Master’s degree

Professor, health and wellness
Requirement: Master’s degree

Associate/assistant professor, University College
Requirement: Master’s degree

Upper secondary school teacher, science and physical education
Requirement: Master’s degree + Danish official recognition 

Teacher at a private primary and lower secondary school teacher
Requirement: Professional Bachelor’s degree

Child care worker
Requirement: Professional Bachelor’s degree

Social education worker
Requirement: Professional Bachelor’s degree

Assisting child care worker
Requirement: Professional Bachelor’s degree

Economics, administration and sales

Auditor
Requirement: Master’s degree

Business controller
Requirement: At least three years’ education at university or business school level

Accounting controller
Requirement: At least three years’ education at university or business school level

Information and communication technology

IT architect
Requirement: At least three years’ IT education at university or business school level

IT engineer
Requirement: At least three years’ IT education at university or business school level

: IT project manager
Requirement: At least three years’ IT education at university or business school level

IT consultant
Requirement: At least three years’ IT education at university or business school level

IT  quality employee
Requirement: At least three years’ IT education at university or business school level

Programmer and system developer
Requirement: At least three years’ IT education at university or business school level

Web developer
Requirement: Professional Bachelor’s degree

Law, social science and culture

Legal officer
Requirement: Master’s degree

Civil economist
Requirement: Master’s degree

Psychologist
Requirements: Master’s degree + Danish official recognition

Psychotherapist
Requirement: Master’s degree

Social counsellor
Requirement: Professional Bachelor’s degree

Engineering work in science, engineering and ship and aviation

Laboratory dental technician
Requirement: Professional Bachelor’s degree

Construction manager
Requirement: Professional Bachelor’s degree 

Technicians and assistants in healthcare

321100: Radiographer
Requirement: Professional Bachelor’s degree + Danish authorization*

325120: Dental hygienist
Requirement: Professional Bachelor’s degree + Danish authorization*