A profession is a field of work that has been successfully professionalized. It can be defined as a disciplined group of individuals, professionals, who adhere to ethical standards and who hold themselves out as, and are accepted by the public as possessing special knowledge and skills in a widely recognised body of learning derived from research, education and training at a high level, and who are prepared to apply this knowledge and exercise these skills in the interest of others.

ऐसे कार्य को व्यवसाय (Profession) कहते हैं जो एक विशेष प्रशिक्षण के बाद शुरू किया जाता है। व्यवसायिक प्रक्षिक्षण लिया हुआ व्यक्ति कुछ पैसा लेकर दूसरों को सलाह अथवा सेवा देता है। इंजीनियरी, वैद्यकी (डॉक्टर), प्रबन्धन, विधि आदि आधुनिक युग के कुछ व्यवसाय हैं।