There are a total of nine primary professions a player may choose from. There are seven combat professions, four crafting professions and one entertainer profession. In addition to a main profession, there are four auxiliary professions that characters of any profession may pursue: Pilot, Politician, Beast Master and Chronicle Master. Each profession has an expertise system that allows them to extend the fuctionality and/or performance of their respectvie professions while allowing the player to create a unique skill template and play style.

Characters may change primary professions (and expertise) later in their career by visiting a profession counselor. The category of each profession affects the level the character becomes in the new profession. more