Reply #44: Some of it depends upon what else is office shored

[Nikia]

For example, it lists agriculture and food science technicians as an offshoreable job. If you aren't offshoring the production though, it is pretty much impossible for a person to perform their job from another country. Most companies even prefer to use relatively local outside labs for testing that cannot be done in house, in order for quick turn around time without having to pay extra for air express.