List of professions

A list of professions, that commonly have specialized educational training and legal qualification, of formal or mandatory study, has strict oversight or is self-regulating, and usually requires a person actively engaged to be a member of a professional body.^[1][2]

The professions listed may not be recognized as full professions by all countries, where they could be classed as expert occupations, some are both in the private and public sectors.

Academics

• Academics
  • Professors
  • Teachers

Cultural

• Clergy
• Philosophers

Medical

• Anesthesiologists
• Audiologists
• Chiropractors
• Dentists
• Dietitians
• Nurses
• Occupational therapists
• Optometrists
• Pharmacists
• Physical therapists
• Physicians
• Podiatrists
• Psychologists
• Radiographers
• Radiotherapists
• Speech-language pathologists
• Surgeons
• Veterinarians

Industry

• Accountants
• Actuaries
• Architects
• Engineers
• Linguistics
  • Translators
  • Interpreters
• Surveyors
• Urban Planners

Transport

• Air traffic controllers
• Aircraft pilots
• Sea captains

Public services

• Lawyers
• Social Workers
• Health inspector
• Park ranger
• Police officer
• Military officers

Science

• Scientists
  • Astronomers
  • Biologists
    • Botanists
    • Ecologists
    • Geneticists
    • Immunologists
    • Paleontologists
    • Pharmacologists
    • Virologists
    • Zoologists
  • Chemists
  • Geologists
  • Meteorologists

Neuroscientists

• • Oceanographers
  • Physicists

See also

• Academic degree
• Occupational closure
• Profession
• Professional
• Ethics

References

1. "Lorne M. Fienberg, ''Examples of Professions''" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-11-07.
2. Rebecca Parker; Marjorie Suckow (May 2012). "Services Credentials Issued in California 2006-2007 to 2008-2011" (PDF). California Commission on Teacher Credentialing website: California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Retrieved 11 August 2012.