"A profession's a vocation founded upon specialised educational training, the purpose of which's to supply disinterested counsel and service to others, for a direct and definite compensation, wholly apart from expectation of other business gain". History Classically, there were only three professions: Divinity, Medicine, and Law. The main milestones which mark an occupation being identified as a profession are: It became a full-time occupation; The first training school was established; The… (More on Profession)