1.
professional occupation; specialist position
A job or career that requires specialized knowledge, training, or qualifications, such as law, medicine, engineering, or accounting.
彼女は専門職として働いている。
She works as a professional.
専門職に就くには資格が必要な場合が多い。
Qualifications are often required to enter a professional occupation.
医師や弁護士などの専門職は社会的な信頼が高い。
Professional occupations such as doctors and lawyers enjoy high social trust.
A compound of 専門 (specialty; specialization) and 職 (occupation; job). Refers to careers that demand advanced education, specialized training, or professional certification. In Japanese labor classification, 専門職 is a distinct category from 総合職 (general career track) and 一般職 (clerical track).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 専門職に就く: to enter a professional occupation
- 専門職大学院: professional graduate school
- 高度専門職: highly specialized profession
- 専門職学位: professional degree
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 専門家: specialist; expert — refers to the person, not the job category
- 技術職: technical position — specifically about engineering or technical work
- 総合職: general career track — the management track in Japanese companies, contrasted with 専門職