In Chile, the IP (professional institutes) offer professional and technical majors, similar to universities. The only difference is that IP cannot deliver academic degrees.

The Superior Education Information Service (SIES) develops a ranking of the professional careers that have the highest percentage of job placements during the first year upon graduation. The following ranking was built based on data of the SIES and are valid for the 2015-2016 period:

• Automation, Instrumentation and Control Engineering – 96.4%
• Pedagogy in Special Education – 96.0%
• Networks and Connectivity Engineering – 95.0%
• Electrical Engineering – 94.6%
• Industrial Engineering – 94.0%
• Pedagogy in Philosophy and Religion – 93.5%
• Auditor Accountant – 93.0%
• Electronic Engineering – 92.8%
• Telecommunications Engineering – 92.7%
• Finances Engineering – 92.2%
• Human Resources Engineering – 91.3%
• Computer Sciences Engineering – 90.6%
• Mining and Metallurgy Engineering – 90.2%
• Foreign Trade Technician – 90.0%
• Construction Engineering – 89.3%