What do you consider to be a professional job/career?
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Anonymous
| What is considered to be a professional career? I see the term tossed around on here frequently. Is it any corporate job? |
Anonymous
| Are you wondering if being a nanny is a professional job/career? I think it is for some. |
Anonymous
For instance, I am an event planner, would that fall into the "professional" category? |
Anonymous
Yes. Why not? |
Anonymous
I was thinking it was 9-5 corporate type of positions. |
Anonymous
Maybe those are white collar professions, which an event planner is probably not? |
Anonymous
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I thought it meant that you obtained a degree to do something specific, and are doing that with your degree. So, a lawyer is a good example. Or an accountant.
However, I've also heard it used to describe jobs that are generally thought not to require specific criteria, but are referring to a person who has intentionally made a career out of such a job. For instance, a nanny, a waiter, an actor. |
Anonymous
| A teacher. Professionalism is fundamental. |
Anonymous
whoa what what? |
Anonymous
| Nurse |
Anonymous
| The definition of a professional job is one which relates to a certifying organization - hence, professional. It includes attorneys (bar exam) and medical doctors. Not, for example, consultants or just any other white collar job. |
Anonymous
| I don't see an event planner as a professional job. The person in it can be "professional" of course, but it is not a profession to me. It's a business career. |
Anonymous
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Ask the Labor Department as they have a list:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco1002.htm |
Anonymous
| A plumber is a professional. So is a cardiologist, or a car mechanic. |
Anonymous
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wikipedia has a pretty good article on it. Traditionally, only law, medicine, and the clergy counted. But based on factors like having formal training schools, national organizations, and ethical codes, it lists the following (the parentheses refer to a list of criteria from the article. Even planner doesn't qualify.
Accountants Actuaries Advocates Architects Archivists Pilots Dentists Diplomats (career diplomats only) Engineers Financial analysts Journalists Lawyers Optometrists Nurses Pharmacists Philosophers (does not fulfill criteria 5-7, thus does not qualify as a profession as described above) Physicians Professors Psychologists Scientists (does not fulfill criteria 5-7, thus does not qualify as a profession as described above) Social Workers Surgeons Veterinarians |