profession

/pɹəˈfɛʃən/noun

A job that requires special training or education.

Example sentences

“Nursing is a demanding profession, but she loves it.”
“Teaching is a profession that requires a lot of patience.”

'By profession' states someone's line of work: 'a lawyer by profession'. 'The profession' can mean all its members collectively.

Synonyms for profession

occupation
career
vocation

Related words

incomeThe money a person receives from working or from investments.retireTo leave your job for good, usually because you have reached a certain age or for health reasons.bonusExtra money that an employer pays a worker on top of their normal salary, often for good work.hireTo pay a person to do work for you; to take someone on as an employee.draftAn early version of a piece of writing or a drawing that will be revised later.feedbackComments and judgments about how well something was done, given to help improve it.