No. Compensation does not replace the listed profession, actual duties or qualifications.
Separate commercial attractiveness from eligibility
Compare compensation and household costs alongside, rather than instead of, the substantive TN requirements and current filing-related charges. Hypothetical example: a sound-design consultant comparing a higher-paid short project with a lower-paid longer professional appointment. At a first review, the first review should keep commercial compensation separate from the elements that establish TN eligibility.
The records most likely to settle that point are offer terms, expected work dates, licensing costs where relevant, government-fee information, and household budget assumptions. Sequence the work deliberately: test the qualifying role first, then compare net financial consequences of the viable options. A common error is spending on a credential or a lawyer is treated as proof that the job itself fits the profession; that error matters because a conclusion based on incomplete or mismatched facts may not carry to the final arrangement.
Write down the decision that remains after the review, the fact that could change it, and the record needed to resolve that fact. This creates a usable file rather than a collection of documents that cannot be connected to the actual plan.