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professional (as recite from Wiki) is a member of a vocation founded upon specialized educational training. Examples of professions include: medicinelawengineering and social work. The word professional traditionally means a person who has obtained a degree in a professional field. The term is used more generally to denote a white collar worker, or a person who performs commercially in a field typically reserved for hobbyists or amateurs.

In western nations, such as the United States, the term commonly describes highly educated, mostly salaried workers, who enjoy considerable work autonomy, a comfortable salary, and are commonly engaged in creative and intellectually challenging work.[1][2][3][4] Less technically, it may also refer to a person having impressive competence in a particular activity.[5]



Main criteria for professional include the following:

  1. Expert and specialized knowledge in field which one is practicing professionally.[6]
  2. Excellent manual/practical and literary skills in relation to profession.[7]
  6. Participating for gain or livelihood in an activity or field of endeavor often engaged in by amateurs b : having a particular profession as a permanent career c : engaged in by persons receiving financial return[6]
  7. Appropriate treatment of relationships with colleagues. Special respect should be demonstrated to special people and interns. An example must be set to perpetuate the attitude of one’s business without doing it harm.
  8. A professional is an expert who is master in a specific field.

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  5. ^ definition of professional from Oxford Dictionaries Online. Askoxford.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-29.
  6. a b Professional – Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Merriam-webster.com (2010-08-13). Retrieved on 2011-01-29.
  7. ^ Professional | Define Professional at Dictionary.com. Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-29.