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There is a difference between the lay definition of "professional" and the legal or regulatory definition in some jurisdictions. In many contexts a "profession
by potatolicious 14y ago
There is a difference between the lay definition of "professional" and the legal or regulatory definition in some jurisdictions.
In many contexts a "professional" occupation is one that is governed either by the government or a self-regulating body. Accountants, electricians, doctors, lawyers, engineers, etc.
- nathan_long 14y ago>> In many contexts a "professional" occupation is one that is governed either by the government or a self-regulating body. Accountants, electricians, doctors, lawyers, engineers, etc. True, but as I edited my comment to say, these bodies can be self-serving as easily as they can serve the public. People already working in a field can inflate their wages by making it harder to enter that field.
- arethuza 14y agoI don't know about other fields but around here there is absolutely no shortage of qualified laywers.