Profession Template
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This template can be used to describe a profession in detail. For game or game-like worlds, this is the best template for classes and similar concepts. In general, this applies to specific roles that characters in your world can play.
The example used in this template is Carpentry, but this is just one specific use of this template!
The template has many prompt boxes which can be filled in. Use them for inspiration and to help format your article. Do not feel like you have to fill out all of them!
The terms in the braces below each heading tell you under which tab this prompt appears and what the title of the box is.
The terms in the braces below each heading tell you under which tab this prompt appears and what the title of the box is.
Career
Qualifications
(CAREER > QUALIFICATIONS)
What is the education level required to enter this profession? Can this profession be learned on the job? Do characters need special abilities or physical characteristics to exercise this profession?
What is the education level required to enter this profession? Can this profession be learned on the job? Do characters need special abilities or physical characteristics to exercise this profession?
Carpentry requires training which involves both acquiring knowledge and physical practice. In formal training, a carpenter begins as an apprentice, then becomes a journeyman, and with enough experience and competency can eventually attain the status of a master carpenter. Today pre-apprenticeship training may be gained through non-union vocational programs such as high school shop classes and community colleges.
Career Progression
(CAREER > CAREER PROGRESSION)
What are the ranks and titles that can be attained within this profession? How does a common career path within this profession look like? Which ranks do individuals go through until they reach the top? How common or uncommon is it to actually reach the top?
What are the ranks and titles that can be attained within this profession? How does a common career path within this profession look like? Which ranks do individuals go through until they reach the top? How common or uncommon is it to actually reach the top?
After working as a journeyman for a while, a carpenter may go on to study or test as a master carpenter. In some countries, such as Germany, Iceland, and Japan, this is an arduous and expensive process, requiring extensive knowledge (including economic and legal knowledge) and skill to achieve master certification; these countries generally require master status for anyone employing and teaching apprentices in the craft. In others, like the United States, 'master carpenter' can be a loosely used term to describe any skilled carpenter.
Payment & Reimbursement
(CAREER > PAYMENT & REIMBURSEMENT)
How are the professionals of this field rewarded? Are they paid by an employer? Is it commission-based? Or is the payment even depended entirely on the outcome of a work?
How are the professionals of this field rewarded? Are they paid by an employer? Is it commission-based? Or is the payment even depended entirely on the outcome of a work?
Other Benefits
(CAREER > BENEFITS)
What additional benefits does this profession provide? Are professionals famous? Get special privileges within society? Or even special treatement in terms of the law. Or maybe just health coverage is enough of an allure to make this a good profession to have.
What additional benefits does this profession provide? Are professionals famous? Get special privileges within society? Or even special treatement in terms of the law. Or maybe just health coverage is enough of an allure to make this a good profession to have.
Perception
Purpose
(PERCEPTION > PURPOSE)
Describe the role members of this profession have in the world. Why would someone take this profession up? What is their function? Do they provide a crucial service for survival? Or are they producing luxury goods only a few can afford?
Describe the role members of this profession have in the world. Why would someone take this profession up? What is their function? Do they provide a crucial service for survival? Or are they producing luxury goods only a few can afford?
Social Status
(PERCEPTION > SOCIAL STATUS)
How are members of this profession perceived by society? Do they have a high or low status? Can they move freely or will they be bothered on travels? Are they feared? How does this social status influence the profession? Link related ethnicities to this section to flesh it out.
How are members of this profession perceived by society? Do they have a high or low status? Can they move freely or will they be bothered on travels? Are they feared? How does this social status influence the profession? Link related ethnicities to this section to flesh it out.
Demographics
(PERCEPTION > DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which demographic of the population is engaged in this profession? Is it restricted to a certain demographic? Or favored by one? Or is this profession only done by certain demographics for social or cultural reasons?
Which demographic of the population is engaged in this profession? Is it restricted to a certain demographic? Or favored by one? Or is this profession only done by certain demographics for social or cultural reasons?
History
(PERCEPTION > HISTORY)
What is the history of the profession? How did it change over the years? Remember to add a timeline and historical events if you wish to expand on this!
What is the history of the profession? How did it change over the years? Remember to add a timeline and historical events if you wish to expand on this!
Wood is one of mankind's oldest building materials. The ability to shape wood improved with technological advances from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age to the Iron Age. Some of the oldest archaeological evidence of carpentry are water well casings. These include an oak and hazel structure dating from 5256 BC, found in Ostrov, Czech Republic, and one built using split oak timbers with mortise and tenon and notched corners excavated in eastern Germany, dating from about 7,000 years ago in the early Neolithic period.
Operations
Tools
(OPERATIONS > TOOLS)
Which is the standard equipment and tools required by someone in this profession. This can be anything from the contents of their standard toolbox to high-end computer wearables. Use the Item Template to expand on this.
Which is the standard equipment and tools required by someone in this profession. This can be anything from the contents of their standard toolbox to high-end computer wearables. Use the Item Template to expand on this.
Materials
(OPERATIONS > MATERIALS)
Are there any supplies required for the day-to-day operations of a professional on the field? Are these resources hard to come by or very common? Use the Material Template to expand on this.
Are there any supplies required for the day-to-day operations of a professional on the field? Are these resources hard to come by or very common? Use the Material Template to expand on this.
Carpenters traditionally worked with natural wood which has been prepared by splitting (riving), hewing, or sawing with a pit saw or sawmill called lumber (American English) or timber (British English). Today natural and engineered lumber and many other building materials carpenters may use are typically prepared by others and delivered to the job site. In 2013 the carpenters union in America used the term carpenter for a catch-all position. Tasks performed by union carpenters include installing "...flooring, windows, doors, interior trim, cabinetry, solid surface, roofing, framing, siding, flooring, insulation, ...acoustical ceilings, computer-access flooring, metal framing, wall partitions, office furniture systems, and both custom or factory-produced materials, ...trim and molding,... ceiling treatments, ... exposed columns and beams, displays, mantels, staircases...metal studs, metal lath, and drywall..."
Workplace
(OPERATIONS > WORKPLACE)
How does the workplace look like? What kind of building do they work in? Or do they travel the world? You can use a Buildings & Landmark Template article to describe one specific place in your world or a general overview of how this workplace could look like.
How does the workplace look like? What kind of building do they work in? Or do they travel the world? You can use a Buildings & Landmark Template article to describe one specific place in your world or a general overview of how this workplace could look like.
Provided Services
(OPERATIONS > PROVIDED SERVICES)
What kind of services does this profession provide? What kind of people or organizations hire these professionals?
What kind of services does this profession provide? What kind of people or organizations hire these professionals?
Dangers & Hazards
(OPERATIONS > HAZARDS)
What are the dangers of working in this profession? Are these hazards related to the materials the profession deals with or just the environment their work takes place in?
What are the dangers of working in this profession? Are these hazards related to the materials the profession deals with or just the environment their work takes place in?
Carpentry is often hazardous work. Types of woodworking and carpentry hazards include Machine hazards, flying materials, tool projection, fire and explosion, electrocution, noise, vibration, dust, and chemicals. In the United States, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) tries to prevent illness, injury, and fire through regulations. However, self-employed workers are not covered by the OSHA act.
Profession Types - Click to Expand
Administration / Management
Agricultural / Fishing / Forestry
Arcane
Architecture
Artisan
Consulting
Construction
Culinary
Education
Engineering
Entertainment
Financial / Trade
Forced Labour
Government
Healthcare
Illicit
Industrial
Intelligence Gathering
Legal
Medical
Military
Political
Public Relations
Public Services
Religious
Retail
Research / Scientific
Raw Materials Gathering
Sanitation
Social Services
Technology
Transportation
Agricultural / Fishing / Forestry
Arcane
Architecture
Artisan
Consulting
Construction
Culinary
Education
Engineering
Entertainment
Financial / Trade
Forced Labour
Government
Healthcare
Illicit
Industrial
Intelligence Gathering
Legal
Medical
Military
Political
Public Relations
Public Services
Religious
Retail
Research / Scientific
Raw Materials Gathering
Sanitation
Social Services
Technology
Transportation
Alternative Names
How is the profession known as well? Are there any positive or derogatory ways to refer to professionals of this field?
Type
Construction
Demand
Is this profession in demand? Or are there just a few professionals?
Legality
(OPERATIONS > LEGALITY)
Is this profession legal? In all parts of your world? Which are the laws in place regarding it? Why is this profession regulated? Use the Tradition & Ritual Template to expand on these laws and regulations.
Is this profession legal? In all parts of your world? Which are the laws in place regarding it? Why is this profession regulated? Use the Tradition & Ritual Template to expand on these laws and regulations.
Famous in the Field
Other Associated professions
Related Locations
Used By
Ranks & Titles
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Related Materials
Related Prompts
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