The real professional duties and prescribed qualifications govern, not a recruiter’s category label. A Canadian or Mexican citizen still needs the complete qualifying temporary arrangement.
Ask the person who will assign the work
Compare the recruitment summary with the supervisor’s actual expectations. Identify any material difference before the employer signs a support letter. If no listed profession fits the genuine role, changing its name cannot supply eligibility.
TN is available to citizens of Canada and Mexico who have prearranged professional employment in the United States in a profession that USMCA Appendix 2 actually names, and who hold the credential that entry specifies. The second question is whether the offered position sits inside a profession the USMCA schedule actually lists, which is answered by comparing the written duties with the published entry, not by comparing job titles. A signed statement of work or consultancy appointment shows whether the employer has committed the position to producing professional output on a live engagement during those opening weeks; a project programme shows on its face when that output falls due.