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What is a Professional?
Most countries and their legal systems, consider a profession to be a vocation which requires specialised educational training resulting in a recognised qualification.
This means the qualified professional can provide a specialised service to others for which they are compensated accordingly. Many professions also have recognised bodies which set codes of conduct, standards and duties of care which their members should reach in their everyday working.
Below shows a list of the types of professional who are considered to have specialist knowledge over and above that of an average person, so if they do not show the required duty of care, they may be considered to have acted negligently.
List of Commercial Professionals
- Accountants
- Actuaries
- Architects, Surveyors and Planners
- Designers/Graphic Designers
- Economists
- Engineers
- Estate Agents
- Financial Advisors
- Human resources
- Interpreters
- Insurers
- Programmers
- Solicitors , Conveyancers and Barristers
- Web designers/ developers
List of Public Sector Professionals
- Firefighters
- Judges
- Military officers
- Police officers
List of Transport Professionals
- Air traffic controllers
- Aircraft pilots
- Sea captains
List of Medical Professionals
- Anaesthesiologists
- Audiologists
- Chiropractors
- Dentists
- Dietitians
- Doctors
- Medical Laboratory Scientists
- Midwives
- Nurses
- Occupational therapists
- Optometrists
- Pathologists
- Pharmacists
- Physical therapists
- Physicians
- Psychologists
- Speech-language pathologists
- Surgeons
List of Scientific Professionals
- Scientists
- Astronomers
- Biologists
- Botanists
- Ecologists
- Geneticists
- Immunologists
- Paleontologists
- Pharmacologists
- Virologists
- Zoologists
- Chemists
- Geologists
- Meteorologists
- Oceanographers
- Physicists
If you have suffered because of the negligence of a professional, please call us to discuss how we can help you.
Nonprofessional Vs. Professional Jobs | Work
By Barbara Bean-Mellinger Updated June 28, 2018
The classification of jobs as nonprofessional or professional is determined by many criteria. The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission defines professional jobs as those that usually require a college degree. But then, the EEOC has a different category for managers, so does that mean managerial jobs aren't professional jobs even though many managers have college degrees? Workers in professional jobs are typically paid an annual salary, rather than an hourly wage, so does being paid hourly automatically mean the job is nonprofessional? Since the classification of professional or nonprofessional jobs can make a difference in how much you're paid, it's a dilemma that needs a clear answer.
Professional Requires Advanced Learning
A quick way to determine if a job is considered a professional one is the level of learning required.
If the job customarily requires a bachelor's, master's degree or Ph.D., it's considered a professional job. Professional jobs include:
- teachers
- doctors/surgeons/dentists
- accountants
- lawyers
- engineers
- architects
- artists/authors
- designers
- chemists
- editors
- scientists
- registered nurses
Of course, what constitutes advanced learning is a bit subjective and open to interpretation. It doesn't mean that a college degree is necessarily required. Although most of these jobs do require a degree, all that's required of a best-selling novelist is a great story line and a way with words. No one asks an artist if he studied the principles of painting before purchasing one of his masterpieces. But these jobs do require a high level of skill. Employers that hire artists and writers for staff positions usually look for those with degrees in fine arts, English or journalism.
Registered nurse positions are confusing, too. With a two-year, associate degree in nursing, a nurse who passes the licensing exam becomes a registered nurse, and she's still an RN if she earns an advance degree like a BSN and a MSN. Another determination of a professional job is if most people in that job have college degrees. If you worked your way up to become an editor, but you don't have a college degree, you're still in a professional job because most editors have college degrees.
Nonprofessional Often Means Hourly Wages
Still another criterion for categorizing jobs as professional or nonprofessional is how the position pays. Not how much, but whether it pays an hourly wage for nonprofessional work or a salary for professionals. Workers who are paid hourly are paid for all the hours they work, and if they work more than 40 hours in a week, they're paid overtime for those hours. In most cases, overtime is paid at the rate of 1.
5 times the employee's hourly wage. Examples of nonprofessional jobs include:
- broadcast/sound technicians
- emergency medical technicians (EMTs)
- drafters
- salespersons
- plumbers
- brick/stone masons
- electricians
- installers
- mechanics
- carpenters
- machine operators
- food service workers
- medical assistants
Certainly, these jobs require additional knowledge and skills. If you call 911 in an emergency, you expect that the EMTs who arrive have had training in life-saving techniques. But the training for nonprofessional jobs is typically learned on the job, as an assistant or an apprentice, or in a short training or certificate program.
Hourly workers often need to have approval to work overtime because the company is required to pay them for extra hours, usually at a higher hourly rate than the worker's regular pay.
Leave Work at Work
A rather simple test of professional vs.
nonprofessional jobs is whether you can leave the job at work at the end of the day or if you take it home with you. Taking it home can be literal or figurative. Teachers may leave school before 5 p.m., but they take home with them tests to grade and materials to prepare for lessons the next day. Lawyers take home legal briefs to read. Doctors, engineers and scientists usually don't take home physical paperwork to complete, but they may not be able to shake a difficult case, even suffering lack of sleep over it.
Those in nonprofessional jobs are more apt to leave all thoughts of work behind when they head for home. There's no need to take the forklift home with them, and it wouldn't fit on the train anyway. Plumbers aren't usually thinking about a faucet they installed, unless it's at their own home.
Exempt or Non-Exempt Status
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act regulates whether an employer has to pay overtime wages to a specific category of workers.
A non-exempt worker must be paid overtime for hours worked over 40 in a week. Exempt status means the position is exempt from requiring overtime pay. The FLSA introduces yet another way to determine this status: money. If you're paid more than a specific threshold and are paid on a salary basis, you're exempt. Your employer doesn't have to pay you for overtime. As of March 2018, the salary threshold was $455 per week. A bill to nearly double that amount had been passed in 2016 by the House of Representatives, but was blocked by a Texas court, so whether the threshold will in fact be raised is uncertain.
References
- Workplace Dynamics: EEO-1 Category Descriptions
- Investopedia: Salary vs. Hourly: How Benefits and Laws Differ
- United States Department of Labor: Wage and Hour Division
Writer Bio
Barbara Bean-Mellinger is a freelance writer who lives in the Washington, D.C. area. She writes about business and career topics for bizfluent.
com, careertrend.com, Harbor Style Magazine, the Charlotte Sun and more. Barbara holds a B.S. from the University of Pittsburgh and has won numerous awards in B2B and B2C marketing.
Occupational Personality Types - CoderLessons.com
The traits that we use to find out which professions we should choose and which would suit us best are known as occupational personality traits. Personality can be further classified based on the person's profession and professional capabilities. John Holland grouped these traits into six personality types -
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Realistic personality These types of people have realistic personalities. They are shy by nature, stable and practical. They belong to occupations such as agriculture, engineering, fashion design, etc.
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Investigative personality - these types of people are analytical, curious and have an independent mind. They belong to professions such as writing, teaching, medicine, etc.
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Artistic Personality - These types of people are imaginative and idealistic. They belong to professions such as fine arts, music, photography, etc.
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Social personality - These types of people are sociable, helpful and cooperative in nature. They belong to professions such as teaching, social work, counseling, etc.
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Entrepreneurial Personality - These types of people are ambitious, enterprising and energetic. They belong to professions such as business, journalism, consulting, etc.
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Ordinary personality - these types of people are practical, organized and logical. They belong to professions such as teaching, nursing, finance, etc.
Realistic personality These types of people have realistic personalities. They are shy by nature, stable and practical. They belong to occupations such as agriculture, engineering, fashion design, etc.
Investigative personality - These types of people are analytical, curious and have an independent mind.
They belong to professions such as writing, teaching, medicine, etc.
Artistic Personality - These types of people are imaginative and idealistic. They belong to professions such as fine arts, music, photography, etc.
Social Personality - These types of people are sociable, helpful and cooperative in nature. They belong to professions such as teaching, social work, counseling, etc.
Entrepreneurial Personality - These types of people are ambitious, enterprising and energetic. They belong to professions such as business, journalism, consulting, etc.
Ordinary personality These types of people are practical, organized and logical. They belong to professions such as teaching, nursing, finance, etc.
Most people fall into any of these six personality types.
People who share the same personality type and work together create a work environment that matches their type. For example, when entrepreneurial people work together, they create a work environment that encourages enthusiasm and innovative thinking and behavior - an entrepreneurial environment.
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People choose environments where they can use their skills and abilities and freely express their values and attitudes. For example, realistic types of search for a stable working environment; Artistic types look for an artistic environment and so on.
People who work in an environment similar to their personality type are more likely to be successful and satisfied with their jobs. For example, creative individuals are more likely to be successful and satisfied if they choose a job that has an artistic environment, such as choosing to be a music teacher in a music school, an environment that is "dominated" by creative people where innovative ability and self-expression are highly valued. nine0003
Understanding theory and using it effectively allows us to align our core personality traits with areas that nurture who we are and who we want to be, offering a rewarding path to professional and personal growth.
Brief description of personality types according to J.
Holland Contents of the article
The modern world is rapidly developing, new professions appear, duties in old specialties are changing. Such a variety of fields of activity can both facilitate the search for one's own vocation, and significantly complicate it. Many people feel out of place and do not understand which way they should move. But personality typology will help you find your place in the world. Today we will consider the famous theory of 6 types of personality by J. Holland. nine0003
Realistic personality type
From the name it already becomes clear that these are very practical people who are focused on the present. Often this type is characteristic of men. Realists prefer professions with specific tasks: engineer, agronomist, driver, etc. They enjoy working with machines and tools, they love money, status and power. Their weakness is communication.
Intellectual personality type
Such people are researchers by nature, have high intelligence, analytical and creative thinking.
Intellectuals mainly choose the scientific field of activity: mathematics, chemistry, biology. This type of personality is characterized by restraint, pessimism, curiosity, activity. Less developed communication and leadership skills. nine0003
Artistic personality type
Artists are characterized by an emotional complex outlook on life, non-standard thinking, sensuality and impracticality. In communication and decision-making, they are guided by intuition and imagination. Often this type of personality chooses creative professions: designer, actor, writer, etc. Such people are very active and sociable.
Social personality type
Such people strive for self-development and teaching others. They are emotional and sensitive, empathic, patient and tactful, they appreciate social activity in all its manifestations. As a rule, they choose social professions: psychologist, doctor, teacher. They have excellent communication skills, leadership qualities, and result orientation.
