Positive List of Shortage Occupations for Danish Work Permits

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The Positive List is a list of occupations that are in shortage in Denmark. Foreign workers from outside the European Union and the European Economic Area/Switzerland are eligible for work and residence permits under the Positive List scheme if they have a job offer in one of these occupations from a Danish employer.

In addition, applicants under Denmark's Green Card scheme are eligible for bonus points on their points test if they have experience in an occupation on the Positive List.

Occupations whose requirements are marked with an asterisk require Danish authorization.

Academic Work

Occupation	Requirements
IT engineer	Medium-cycle higher education
Construction engineer	Master's degree
Building engineer	Master's degree
Energy consultant	Master's degree*
Electric engineer	Medium-cycle higher education
Planning engineer	Master's degree*
Mechanical engineer	Medium-cycle higher education
Mathematician	Master's degree*
Plastics engineer	Medium-cycle higher education
General practitioner	Master's degree*
Geophysicist	Master's degree*
Medical specialist	Master's degree*
Medical consultant	Master's degree*
Hospital doctor	Master's degree*
Hospital physicist	Master's degree*
Dentist	Master's degree*
Veterinarian	Master's degree*
Pharmacist	Master's degree*
Health economist	Master's degree*
Researcher/Natural science and technology	Master's degree
Lecturer/Natural science and technology	Documentation of at least three years' education at university level
Accountant	Master's degree
Financial controller	Documentation of at least three years of education at university level
Business controller	Documentation of at least three years of education at university level
Economy controller	Documentation of at least three years of education at university level
Lawyer	Master's degree
Psychologist	Master's degree*
Financial controller	Documentation of at least three years of education at university level

IT and Telecommunications

Occupation	Requirements
IT project manager	Documentation of at least three years of IT education
Database developer	Documentation of at least three years of IT education
IT quality manager	Documentation of at least three years' education at university level
Software developer	Documentation of at least three years of IT education
System developer	Documentation of at least three years of IT education
IT consultant	Documentation of at least three years of IT education
Network consultant	Documentation of at least three years of IT education
IT architect	Documentation of at least three years of IT education
IT salesperson	Documentation of at least three years of IT education

Management

Occupation	Requirements
Production manager	Documentation of at least three years of education at university level
Technical manager	Documentation of at least three years of education at university level
Branch manager	Documentation of at least three years of education at university level
Head of institute/centre	Documentation of at least three years of education at university level
Head of institution	Documentation of at least three years of education at university level
Deputy head of institution	Documentation of at least three years of education at university level
Head of institution department	Documentation of at least three years of education at university level
After school care centre manager	Documentation of at least three years' education at university level
Chief financial officer	Documentation of at least three years of education at university level
Head of department	Documentation of at least three years of education at university level
Foreman, operation and production	Documentation of at least three years of education at university level
Accounting manager	Documentation of at least three years of education at university level
Marketing manager	Documentation of at least three years' education at university level

Office, administration, accounting and finance:

Occupation	Requirements
Sign language interpreter	Documentation of professional Bachelor's degree

Educational, social and religious work

Occupation	Requirements
Remedial teacher	Bachelor of Educational Studies
Social educator	Bachelor of Educational Studies
Social educator of children, young people and adults with special needs	Bachelor of Educational Studies
Social worker	Bachelor of Social Work

Sales, purchases and marketing

Occupation	Requirements
Key account manager	Documentation of at least three years of education at university level
Ironmonger	Documentation of at least three years of education at university level
Druggist	Documentation of at least three years of education at university level
Account manager	Documentation of at least three years of education at university level

Health, Healthcare and Personal Care

Occupation	Requirements
Midwife	Professional Bachelor's degree*
Chiropractor	Professional Bachelor's degree*
Head midwife	Professional Bachelor's degree*
Head nurse	Professional Bachelor's degree*
Radiographer	Professional Bachelor's degree*
Head radiographer	Professional Bachelor's degree*
Bioanalyst	Professional Bachelor's degree*
Head bioanalyst	Professional Bachelor's degree*
Physiotherapist	Professional Bachelor's degree*
Head physiotherapist	Professional Bachelor's degree*
Nurse	Professional Bachelor's degree*
Operating theatre nurse	Professional Bachelor's degree*
Anaesthetic nurse	Professional Bachelor's degree*

Freight Forwarding, Postal Services, Storage and Engine Operation:

Occupation	Requirements
Marine engineer	Bachelor of Technology Management and Marine Engineering*

Education and Tuition

Occupation	Requirements
Specialist needs teacher	Documentation of professional Bachelor's degree
Continuation school teacher	Professional Bachelor's degree*
Primary and lower secondary school teacher	Professional Bachelor's degree*

* Requires Danish authorization