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Common collocations with profession in American Collocation

profession noun countable

US /prəˈfeʃ(ə)n/

respectable

honourable
noble
respectable
respected

Journalism is often seen as an honourable profession with a mission to keep the public informed.

well-paid

financially rewarding
lucrative
well-paid

Music is a lifetime of hard study, and it can be one of the least financially rewarding professions there is.

with mainly men

male-dominated

Although photography is still quite a male-dominated profession, Liz hasn’t really had any problems.

types of professions

accountancy
acting
architectural
dental
financial
journalistic
legal
medical
teaching

I look upon the general practitioner as the most important man in the medical profession

She works in the legal profession.

I have been in the teaching profession for 20 years. However, when you are talking about professions such as nursing and social work, you can refer to these as a group as `the caring professions’:

Many people in the caring professions put other people’s needs above their own.

enter a profession

choose
enter (into)
go into
join

To enter certain professions, it is necessary to take a course of study.

leave a profession

abandon
leave
quit
retire from

A worrying number of student teachers are quitting the profession shortly after qualifying.

work in a profession

belong to
engage in
exercise
follow
practise (in)
pursue
work in

Librarians belong to a profession that values and insists on systematic skills updating.

control a profession with rules

govern
regulate

Lawyers are currently awaiting publication of draft legislation governing the way the legal profession is regulated.