nonprofession

English

Etymology

non- +‎ profession

Noun

nonprofession (plural nonprofessions)

1. That which is not a profession.
   • 1984, United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging, Protecting Medicare and Medicaid Patients from Sanctioned Health Practitioners, page 9:

     After all, the medical profession is a profession, it has its own standards, proficiency standards higher than nonprofessions, the medical profession should have a standard at least as high or higher than any other profession.