Restricted occupations

A Royal Decree in 1973 listed 39 occupations that were then closed to aliens. This list has
been amended on several occasions by subsequent Royal Decrees, the latest one in 1979. Prohibited occupations are:

• Labour
• Work in agriculture, animal breeding,
forestry, fishery or general farm
supervision
• Masonry, carpentry, or other
construction work
• Wood carving
• Driving motor vehicles or non-motorized
carriers, except for piloting
international aircraft
• Shop attendant
• Auctioning
• Supervising, auditing or giving
services in accounting, except
occasional international auditing
• Gem cutting and polishing
• Hair cutting, hair dressing and
beautician work
• Hand weaving
• Mat weaving or making of wares from
reed, rattan, kenaf, straw or bamboo
pulp
• Manufacture of manual fibrous paper
• Manufacture of lacquer ware
• Thai musical instrument production
• Manufacture of niello ware
• Goldsmith, silversmith and other
precious metal work
• Manufacture of bronze ware
• Thai doll making
• Manufacture of mattresses and padded
blankets
• Alms bowl making
• Manual silk product making
• Buddha image making
• Manufacture of knives
• Paper and cloth umbrella fabrication
• Shoemaking
• Hat making
• Brokerage or agency work, except in
international business
• Dressmaking
• Pottery or ceramics
• Manual cigarette rolling
• Legal or litigation service
• Clerical or secretarial work
• Manual silk reeling and weaving
• Thai character type-setting
• Hawking business
• Tourist guide or tour organising
agency
• Architectural work
• Civil engineering work