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  • F1 OPT - How closely related to my field of study does my job have to be?

    I am a Canadian citizen in the US on F1 status. I graduated with a master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from a university in the US. I am currently on OPT, working as a contractor for a medical device company as a Validation Engineer. However, I would like to look for another job, primarily in product or software development. I did my undergraduate major in Electrical Engineering in Canada.

    My question is how close to my field of study does my next job have to be? Can it be any engineering job within the biomedical industry (medical devices, biotech, pharma)? Or even any engineering job in any industry (say an Electrical Engineering job at a technology company).

    If OPT rules do not allow me to take a job in any other engineering fields but biomedical engineering, would switching to TN status be a viable option for me (since I am a Canadian citizen)? The demand for new grad biomedical engineers in this current economy is very low.

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