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> We don't see amateur engineers, doctors, lawyers... What about self taught people, don't they count as "amateur" in some way?

• ivanche 7y ago
  I'm not aware of any country in which somebody self-taught (i.e. without graduating from university and being a member of chamber afterwards) can legally practice medicine or law.
  • zeckalpha 7y ago
    LegalZoom and WebMD enable many people to “practice”, if only for themselves.
  • lonelappde 7y ago
    At the edge, in some US states you don't need law degree for joining the bar, but you do need a Bachelors and apprentice work experience.
    • blaser-waffle 7y ago
      I believe that's only a couple of states though, and you still have to demonstrate legal experience. I believe it's mostly to allow experienced paralegals and law enforcement a path to lawyerhood, not to allow the broader masses of citizens into the profession.
  • tsukurimashou 7y ago
    Yeah sorry I'm in the IT field, which is probably an "easy" one, but it is hard in my mind and with internet to think it cannot (or shouldn't) be possible with any field