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Countries that claim they want those professions Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China (Hong Kong SAR), Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, United States (20) Australia, Austria, Brazil, China (Hong Kong SAR), Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, India, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerlan, UK (18) Australia, Canada, China (Hong Kong SAR), Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, UK (18) Australia, Austria, Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, UK (18) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, UK (18) Brazil, Czech Republic, Australia, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Sweden, UK (18) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China (Hong Kong SAR), Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, India, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, UK (17) Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China (Hong Kong SAR), Ireland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa (13) Australia, China (Hong Kong SAR), Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Sweden (11) Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Sweden (10) Australia, Canada, Finland, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden (10) Australia, Belgium, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, UK (9) Australia, Brazil, France, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland (8) Australia, Hungary, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, UK (8) Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, UK (7) Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, New Zealand, Singapore, United States (7)

Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden (7) Australia, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, UK (7) Australia, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore (5) Belgium, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, UK (5)