専門職(せんもんしょく)

せんもんしょく
noun
professional occupation; specialist position
occupationbusiness
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(かのじょ)は専門職(せんもんしょく)として働(はたら)いている。
She works as a professional.
専門職(せんもんしょく)に就(つ)くには資格(しかく)が必要(ひつよう)な場合(ばあい)が多(おお)い。
Qualifications are often required to enter a professional occupation.
医師(いし)や弁護士(べんごし)などの専門職(せんもんしょく)は社会的(しゃかいてき)な信頼(しんらい)が高(たか)い。
Professional occupations such as doctors and lawyers enjoy high social trust.

A compound of 専門(せんもん) (specialty; specialization) and 職(しょく) (occupation; job). Refers to careers that demand advanced education, specialized training, or professional certification. In Japanese labor classification, 専門職(せんもんしょく) is a distinct category from 総合職(そうごうしょく) (general career track) and 一般職(いっぱんしょく) (clerical track).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 専門家(せんもんか): specialist; expert — refers to the person, not the job category
  • 技術職(ぎじゅつしょく): technical position — specifically about engineering or technical work
  • 総合職(そうごうしょく): general career track — the management track in Japanese companies, contrasted with 専門職(せんもんしょく)

Related Words

Compare: 専門家(せんもんか) (specialist)
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