career
Long-term professional path
Career is the arc of one's working life, especially in a particular field: a career in medicine, a career politician.
It implies progression and commitment rather than just a job.
The older sense—rapid movement or rushing—survives in the verb: The car careered off the road.
To career through something is to move fast and somewhat out of control.
Rank increase or publicity
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- upskillingLearning new work abilities
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- developmentProgress toward maturity
training · certification · ladder · growth · milestones · seniority · trajectory · pathway
Accomplished goal or deed
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- accoladesFormal expressions of praise
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- influencePower to affect others
accomplishment · reputation · status · promotion · bonus · raise · awards · honors
Paid occupation status
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
- jobPaid position of employment
- workEffort toward a goal
- occupationOne's regular paid work
wages · salary · paycheck · earnings · breadwinner · sustenance · provision · subsistence
State of fulfilled desires
- purposeReason something exists
- meaningWhat something signifies
- contentmentPeaceful satisfaction with circumstances
- passionIntense emotional drive
engagement · happiness · well-being · rewarding · balance · work-life · gratification · enjoyment
One's regular paid work
- fieldArea of specialty
- industryEconomic production sector
- tradeExchange of commodities
- craftSkilled manual art
practice · specialty · discipline · sector · white-collar · blue-collar · skilled · unskilled
Operate a vehicle
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- goal-settingEstablishing intended outcomes
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- determinationFirmness of purpose
striving · achievement · tenacity · perseverance · zeal · hunger · desire · dreams
promotion
Rank increase or publicity
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- upskillingLearning new work abilities
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
development · training · certification · ladder · growth · milestones · seniority · trajectory · pathway · climb
achievement
Accomplished goal or deed
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- accoladesFormal expressions of praise
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
influence · accomplishment · reputation · status · promotion · bonus · raise · awards · honors · breakthrough
employment
Paid occupation status
occupation · wages · salary · paycheck · earnings · breadwinner · sustenance · provision · subsistence · labor
satisfaction
State of fulfilled desires
- purposeReason something exists
- meaningWhat something signifies
- contentmentPeaceful satisfaction with circumstances
passion · engagement · happiness · well-being · rewarding · balance · work-life · gratification · enjoyment · calling
occupation
One's regular paid work
craft · practice · specialty · discipline · sector · white-collar · blue-collar · skilled · unskilled · professional
drive
Operate a vehicle
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- goal-settingEstablishing intended outcomes
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
determination · striving · achievement · tenacity · perseverance · zeal · hunger · desire · dreams · vision
pathway
Designated route for travel
prospects · evolution · momentum · phases · stages · crossroads · plateau · detour · setback · comeback
- employmentjob, jobs, interview, interviews, job interview
- topicsnature, health, sports, science, politics
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- biographybirth, death date, autobiography, life story, biography
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- work termsboss, job, manager, company, profession
careerhobby
Recreational leisure activity
avocation · pastime · recreation · leisure · dabbling
careerunemployment
Being without paid work
joblessness · retirement · idleness · redundancy · layoff
- career pathProgression through occupations
- career milestonesSignificant work achievements
- career changeMoving to different occupation
- career ladderSequential job advancement structure
- career centersJob placement facilities
- career fairsEvents connecting employers, applicants
careen, careers, careered, careering, careening, careerist, careerists, careerism, careened