Did you know that Jimmy had taken up the [trade / profession* / occupation] of a literary critic?
John was at a loss whether to choose the [occupation / trade / profession*] of a chemist or that of a physicist.
Have you decided yet what your future [trade / profession / occupation*] will be?
I like the [occupation / profession* / trade] of a lawyer; it is a person who advises people about the law.
This community college teaches many useful [trades* / occupations / professions] .
A career is a job or [occupation / trade / profession*] for which a person is trained and which he intends to follow for his entire life.
What is your father's [occupation* / trade / profession] ? What does he do for a living?
If you have an interesting [trade / profession / occupation*] , you are lucky.
Tim left his [profession / occupation* / trade] as an actor and became a painter.
Miss Peterson works in a college; she teaches students the [occupation / profession / trade*] of a tailor.
Sam would like to learn the [trade* / occupation / profession] of a welder.
Knitting was a useful [profession / occupation* / trade] for Kathy during long winter evenings.
I took my broken watch to Mr. Tylor; he is a clock repairer by [trade* / occupation / profession] .
It is quite obvious that Linda likes her [occupation / profession* / trade] of a computer programmer.
Jack of all [occupations / trades* / professions] and master of none. (a proverb)
