Confirm the relevant credential requirement first so the evaluation addresses the actual question. A report cannot make a nonqualifying appointment fit TN.
Specify the deliverable
Identify the awarding institution, earned credential and proposed profession. Degrees from institutions outside Canada, Mexico and the United States need a reliable evaluation. Separate that cost from translations, any practice-licensing work and current government or professional charges for the actual process.
The larger cost of the petition route is preparation: assembling the support letter, degree evaluation, organizational documents and any explanation of a staffing structure takes professional hours that the border route mostly avoids. The TN admission fee is listed on the USCIS fee schedule, while state licensing, examination, credential verification and the health-care certification are charged by other bodies and usually cost more in total. Registration or authorization to practise in the state, official transcripts ordered from a university, criminal record and vulnerable sector checks required for school work, professional liability insurance, and any credential verification the employer insists on each carry their own cost and their own waiting period.