Denmark has updated its Positive List for People with Higher Education, detailing professions experiencing a workforce shortage. Foreigners offered a job in any of these fields are eligible to apply for both residence and work permits under Denmark's Positive List Scheme. Here are the available positions and required qualifications:
Military Work:
Officer: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
Management in Administration and Business:
- Head of Logistics: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
- Office Manager: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
Management in Production and Service:
- Head of Products: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
- Warehouse Manager: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
- Nursery Manager: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
- Assistant Manager, Institution: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
- Vice Principal: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
- Principal: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
- Head of Education: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
Natural Science and Engineering:
- Chemist: Requires a master's degree.
- Biologist: Requires a master's degree.
- Agronomist: Requires a master's degree.
- Automation Engineer: Requires a professional bachelor's or master's degree.
- Mechanical Engineer: Requires a professional bachelor's or master's degree.
- Civil Engineer: Requires a professional bachelor's or master's degree.
- Environmental Engineer: Requires a professional bachelor's or master's degree.
- Quality Engineer: Requires a professional bachelor's or master's degree.
- Town Planner: Requires a master's degree.
- Land Surveyor: Requires a master's degree and Danish official recognition.
Healthcare:
- Chief Physician: Requires a master's degree and Danish authorization.
- Medical Doctor: Requires a master's degree and Danish authorization.
- Doctor with a Specialty: Requires a master's degree and Danish authorization.
- Nurse: Requires a professional bachelor's degree and Danish authorization.
- Nurse with a Specialty: Requires a professional bachelor's degree and Danish authorization.
- Midwife: Requires a professional bachelor's degree and Danish authorization.
- Pharmacist: Requires a master's degree.
- Work Environment Consultant: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
- Dietary Worker: Requires a professional bachelor's degree.
- Speech Therapist: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
- Optician: Requires a professional bachelor's degree and Danish authorization.
- Occupational Therapist: Requires a professional bachelor's degree and Danish authorization.
- Daily Manager, Healthcare: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
Teaching and Educational Work:
- Associate Professor, Health Sciences: Requires a master's degree.
- Assistant Professor: Requires a master's degree.
- Vocational Upper Secondary School Teacher: Requires a professional bachelor's degree and Danish official recognition.
- Subject Teacher at a Vocational Upper Secondary Education: Requires a professional bachelor's degree and Danish official recognition.
- Teacher, Social and Healthcare School: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
- Upper Secondary School Teacher: Requires a master's degree and Danish official recognition.
- Business College Teacher: Requires a master's degree and Danish official recognition.
- Primary School Teacher: Requires a professional bachelor's degree and Danish official recognition.
- Child Care Worker / Support Worker: Requires a professional bachelor's degree.
- Social Education Worker: Requires a professional bachelor's degree.
- Education Consultant: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
- Music Teacher: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
- Evening School Teacher: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
- Education and Career Guide: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
- Nature Guide: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
Economics, Administration, and Sales:
- Auditor: Requires a master's degree.
- Accounting Controller: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
- Business Intelligence Manager: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
- Specialist Consultant: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
- Marketing Professional: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
Information and Communication Technology:
- IT Consultant: Requires at least a bachelor's degree in IT.
- IT Architect: Requires at least a bachelor's degree in IT.
- IT Engineer: Requires at least a bachelor's degree in IT.
- Programmer and System Developer: Requires at least a bachelor's degree in IT.
- Web Developer: Requires at least a bachelor's degree in IT.
- System Administrator: Requires at least a bachelor's degree in IT.
- IT Security Consultant: Requires at least a bachelor's degree in IT.
Law, Social Science, and Culture:
- Legal Counsel: Requires a master's degree.
- Economist: Requires a master's degree.
- Psychologist: Requires a master's degree and Danish official recognition.
- Social Worker: Requires a professional bachelor's degree.
- Priest: Requires a master's degree.
- Communication Consultant: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
- Press Secretary: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
- Web Editor: Requires at least a bachelor's degree.
Technician Work in Science, Engineering, and Shipping and Aviation:
- Architectural Technology and Construction Manager: Requires a professional bachelor's degree.
Technicians in Healthcare:
- Radiographer: Requires a professional bachelor's degree and Danish official recognition.
- Pharmacy Technician: Requires a professional bachelor's degree and Danish official recognition.
- Dental Hygienist: Requires a professional bachelor's degree and Danish official recognition.
To qualify for a Danish residence and work permit under this scheme, applicants must possess the necessary educational qualifications and have a job offer in hand before applying.