# Professions que les étrangers ne peuvent exercer au Panama.

> Les professions suivantes sont réservées aux Panaméens, ce qui signifie qu'elles ne peuvent être exercées que par des Panaméens de naissance ou par naturalisation.
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> Last modified: 2026-08-15T19:40:50+00:00

Professions that cannot be practiced by foreigners in Panama.

The following professions are restricted to Panamanians, meaning they can only be practiced by Panamanians by birth or through a letter of naturalization:

**Bachelor’s Degrees**

**Profession**
**Regulation**

- SECURITY AGENT | LAW 56 OF 2011

- SURVEYOR | LAW 53 OF 1963

- AGRONOMY | LAW 22 OF 1961

- AGROSTOLOGY | LAW 22 OF 1961

- DENTAL ASSISTANT | LAW 21 OF 1994

- MEDICAL ASSISTANT | DECREE 32 OF 1975

- BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY | LAW 4 OF 1956

- AGRICULTURAL BOTANY | LAW 22 OF 1961

- AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES | LAW 22 OF 1961

- ACCOUNTING | LAW 57 OF 1978

- FORESTRY | LAW 22 OF 1961

- LAW | LAW 9 OF 1984

- ECONOMICS | LAW 2 OF 1981

- AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS | LAW 22 OF 1961

- SOIL SCIENCE | LAW 22 OF 1961

- VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION | LAW 22 OF 1961

- NURSING | LAW 1 OF 1954

- PHARMACY | LAW 24 OF 1963

- PHYSIOTHERAPY | LAW 47 OF 1984

- PLANT GENETICS | LAW 22 OF 1961

- PLANT PATHOLOGY | LAW 22 OF 1961

- SPEECH THERAPY AND SIMILAR PROFESSIONS | LAW 34 OF 1980

- HORTICULTURE | LAW 22 OF 1961

- AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING | EXECUTIVE DECREE 257 OF 1965

- ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING | EXECUTIVE DECREE 257 OF 1965

- ARCHITECTURE | LAW 15 OF 1959

- CIVIL ENGINEERING | EXECUTIVE DECREE 257 OF 1965

- MINING ENGINEERING | EXECUTIVE DECREE 257 OF 1965

- ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | EXECUTIVE DECREE 257 OF 1965

- GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING | EXECUTIVE DECREE 257 OF 1965

- INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING | EXECUTIVE DECREE 257 OF 1965

- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | EXECUTIVE DECREE 257 OF 1965

- CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | EXECUTIVE DECREE 257 OF 1965

- LABORATORY TECHNICIAN | LAW 74 OF 1978

- CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN | LAW 53 OF 1963

- MEDICINE | EXECUTIVE DECREE 196 OF 1970

- VETERINARY MEDICINE | LAW 3 OF 1983

- NUTRITION | DECREE 362 OF 1962

- DENTISTRY | LAW 22 OF 1956

- PSYCHOLOGY | LAW 56 OF 1975

- CHEMISTRY | LAW 45 OF 2001

- AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY | LAW 22 OF 1961

- LABORATORY TECHNICIAN | DECREE 8 OF 1967

- MEDICAL RADIOLOGY | LAW 42 OF 1980

- SOCIOLOGY | LAW 1 OF 1996

- AGRICULTURAL ZOOLOGY | LAW 22 OF 1961

- SOCIAL WORK | LAW 17 OF 1981

- MEDICAL VISITOR | LAW 24 OF 1963

- ANIMAL HUSBANDRY | LAW 22 OF 1961

**Engineering Degrees**

- ARCHITECTURE

- INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

- ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEER

- AGRONOMIC ENGINEER

- AGRICULTURAL ENGINEER

- CIVIL ENGINEER

- CERAMIC ENGINEER

- CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER

- ROAD ENGINEER

- MINING ENGINEER

- PETROLEUM ENGINEER

- ELECTRONIC ENGINEER

- ELECTRICIAN OR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

- MECHANICAL ELECTRICIAN ENGINEER

- MECHANICAL ENGINEER

- GEOLOGICAL ENGINEER

- CHEMICAL ENGINEER

- NUCLEAR CHEMICAL ENGINEER

- SANITARY ENGINEER

- FORESTRY ENGINEER

- NAVAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER

- INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER

- ADMINISTRATIVE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER

- ELECTROMECHANICAL ENGINEER

- PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEER

- ADMINISTRATIVE MECHANICAL ENGINEER

- STRUCTURAL ARCHITECT AND SYSTEMS

- FOOD INDUSTRY ENGINEER

- MINING INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER

- MUNICIPAL ENGINEER

- INDUSTRIAL MECHANICAL ENGINEER

- ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL ENGINEER

- ELECTRICITY EXECUTION ENGINEER

- CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER

- BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEER

- METALLURGICAL CHEMICAL ENGINEER

- TOPOGRAPHER AND HYDROGRAPHER ENGINEER

- COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEER

- ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEER

- HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING ENGINEER

- STRUCTURAL ENGINEER

- MACHINE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER

- COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEER

- TOPOGRAPHER AND GEODESIST ENGINEER

- TRANSPORT AND ROADS ENGINEER

- HYDRAULIC ENGINEER

- MARINE ENGINEER

- HYDROMECHANICAL ENGINEER

- AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER

- METALLURGICAL ENGINEER

- ADMINISTRATIVE CHEMICAL ENGINEER

- SYSTEMS ENGINEER IN CONTROL AND COMPUTERS

- GEOLOGICAL GEOPHYSICIST ENGINEER

- ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER ENGINEER

- NAVAL ENGINEER

- AIRCRAFT AND AEROMOTOR MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

- STRUCTURAL ARCHITECT

- MARITIME TRANSPORT EXPLOITATION ENGINEER

- FOOD ENGINEER

- ENERGY TECHNIQUES ENGINEER

- AEROSPACE ENGINEER

- MARITIME MACHINERY ENGINEER

- SPECIALIST IN SACCHARINE SUBSTANCES ENGINEER

- GENERAL TECHNOLOGY OF SACCHARINE MATERIALS ENGINEER

- HYDROLOGIST ENGINEER

- GEOPHYSICIST ENGINEER

- ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEER

- ENERGY ENGINEER

- SUGAR PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY ENGINEER

- MICROECONOMICS ENGINEER

- MARINE MACHINERY NAUTICAL ENGINEER

- INTERIOR DESIGNER

- TURBINE ENGINEER

- AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SPECIALIST ENGINEER

- HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC MACHINES ENGINEER

- ENERGY ENGINEER

- AUTOMATIC CONTROL ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

- TECHNOLOGY GRADUATE WITH GEOLOGY SPECIALIZATION

- TECHNOLOGY GRADUATE WITH PRODUCTION SPECIALIZATION

- THERMO ENERGY ENGINEER

- CONTROL ELECTRICIAN ENGINEER

- COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEER

- MINING TOPOGRAPHER ENGINEER

- ELECTRICIAN SPECIALIZING IN AGRICULTURAL ELECTRIFICATION

- IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE ENGINEER

- MARITIME TRANSPORT ENGINEER

- GEODESY AND CARTOGRAPHY ENGINEER

- BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEER

- INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

- TECHNOLOGY CHEMICAL ENGINEER

- AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEMS ENGINEER

- HYDRAULIC CONSTRUCTIONS AND WATER SUPPLY ENGINEER

- RAILROAD ENGINEER

- MILITARY INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER

- COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS ENGINEER

- ADMINISTRATIVE ELECTRICIAN ENGINEER

- BEER FERMENTATION SPECIALIST ENGINEER

- INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS ENGINEER

- MARINE NAVIGATION AND FISHING ENGINEER

- AGRICULTURAL ELECTRIFICATION ENGINEER

- AUTOMATIC CONTROL ENGINEER

- ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER

- CARTOGRAPHER ENGINEER

- SURVEYOR ENGINEER

- COMPUTER ENGINEER

- PRODUCTION ENGINEER

- ROAD, CANAL, AND PORT ENGINEER

- TECHNOLOGY CHEMICAL ENGINEER

- MECHANICAL PRODUCTION ENGINEER

- AIRPORT ENGINEER

- BRIDGE AND TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER

- INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEER

- MARINE SYSTEMS ENGINEER

- GEOMATICS ENGINEER

- RISK AND ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION ENGINEER

- SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT GRADUATE

- COMPUTER NETWORKS DEGREE

**Technicians and Related Fields**

- BUILDING TECHNICIAN

- CIVIL CONSTRUCTION TECHNICIAN

- DRAWING SPECIALIST TECHNICIAN

- SURVEYING TECHNICIAN

- ADMINISTRATION SPECIALIST TECHNICIAN

- ELECTRONICS SPECIALIST TECHNICIAN

- MECHANICAL SPECIALIST TECHNICIAN

- INDUSTRIAL ARTS TECHNICIAN

- ROAD SPECIALIST TECHNICIAN

- PLAN DEVELOPMENT DRAWING SPECIALIST TECHNICIAN

- PROGRAMMING SPECIALIST TECHNICIAN

- SYSTEMS ANALYSIS SPECIALIST TECHNICIAN

- INDUSTRIAL