professions
Fields requiring credentials
Professions are occupations requiring specialized education and training, typically involving intellectual rather than manual work: law, medicine, engineering, accounting.
The term carries connotations of expertise, ethical standards, and social status that distinguish professions from trades or jobs.
She entered the medical profession after years of study.
Someone's profession is simply their line of work: What's your profession?
Desire for achievement
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- resumeCareer summary document
- employmentPaid occupation status
corporate · executive · managerial · networking · recruitment · headhunter · colleague · supervisor
Timber construction tradesperson
- electricianWiring installation specialist
- plumberWater system tradesperson
- mechanicVehicle maintenance professional
- welderOne who fuses metals
mason · blacksmith · tailor · painter · roofer · locksmith · glazier · bricklayer
Physician treating cardiovascular conditions
- neurologistPhysician specializing in nervous system
- oncologistPhysician specializing in tumors
- pediatricianPhysician for children
- psychiatristMental disorder physician
surgeon · anesthesiologist · dermatologist · gastroenterologist · obstetrician · ophthalmologist · radiologist · urologist
Expert in one field
- expertHighly skilled practitioner
- practitionerOne who works regularly
- consultantProfessional advice provider
- technicianSkilled practical worker
analyst · advisor · authority · proficiency · certification · credentials · licensing · qualification
Maker of creative works
- writerCreator of texts
- musicianOne who performs melodies
- actorOne who portrays characters
- filmmakerOne who makes movies
designer · photographer · architect · choreographer · composer · illustrator · animator · sculptor
Strongly felt purpose
- purposeReason something exists
- missionPurpose-driven task
- passionIntense emotional drive
- destinyPredetermined course of events
fulfillment · dedication · commitment · service · contribution · life's work · aspiration · pursuit
ambition
Desire for achievement
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- resumeCareer summary document
employment · corporate · executive · managerial · networking · recruitment · headhunter · colleague · supervisor · leadership
carpenter
Timber construction tradesperson
- electricianWiring installation specialist
- plumberWater system tradesperson
- mechanicVehicle maintenance professional
welder · mason · blacksmith · tailor · painter · roofer · locksmith · glazier · bricklayer · joiner
cardiologist
Physician treating cardiovascular conditions
- neurologistPhysician specializing in nervous system
- oncologistPhysician specializing in tumors
- pediatricianPhysician for children
psychiatrist · surgeon · anesthesiologist · dermatologist · gastroenterologist · obstetrician · ophthalmologist · radiologist · urologist · veterinarian
specialist
Expert in one field
- expertHighly skilled practitioner
- practitionerOne who works regularly
- consultantProfessional advice provider
technician · analyst · advisor · authority · proficiency · certification · credentials · licensing · qualification · accreditation
artist
Maker of creative works
filmmaker · designer · photographer · architect · choreographer · composer · illustrator · animator · sculptor · novelist
calling
Strongly felt purpose
destiny · fulfillment · dedication · commitment · service · contribution · life's work · aspiration · pursuit · dream job
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse
- peoplepeople, persons, person, individuals, humans
- church recordschurch records, parish records, church record, church register, parish register
- MMORPGsWorld of Warcraft, WoW, raids, quests, dungeons
professionshobbies
Leisure activities for pleasure
avocations · pastimes · leisure activities · recreations · amusements
professionsunskilled labor
Work requiring no expertise
odd jobs · manual labor · trades · blue-collar work · gig work
professionsdenials
Refusals to acknowledge
concealments · renunciations · disavowals · retractions · silences
- professional writingFormal workplace text production
- professional sportsPaid competitive athletic leagues
- professional organizationsGroups for career practitioners
- professional wrestlingScripted athletic performance art
- professional helpAssistance from qualified specialists
- professional associationsGroups organized by occupation
professional, profession, professionalism, unprofessional, nonprofessional, professionally, professionalize, preprofessional, professionalized