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A profession is a skilled occupation that typically requires specialized training, knowledge, and credentials, such as medicine, law, or the clergy. Professions matter because they provide essential services to society and are built on standards of expertise and trustworthiness that people rely on in important areas of their lives.
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- Etymology
- Formation
- Characteristics
- Regulation
- Autonomy
- Status, prestige, and power
- Sociology
- System of professions
- See also
- References
- Further reading
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A profession is a field of work that has been formally professionalized. It can be defined as a disciplined group of individuals, professionals, who adhere to ethical standards and are recognized by the public as possessing specialized knowledge and skills grounded in a widely recognized body of learning derived from advanced research, education, and training, and who apply this knowledge and exercise these skills in the interest of others.