The Professional class refers to those individuals identified as professionals. Individuals in this particular group commonly distinguish themselves from other social groups by obtaining graduate degrees and holding highly specialized occupations which hold considerable esteem among the public (the professions). Examples of such professions include post-secondary educators, architects, engineers, lawyers, doctors, economists, political scientists and other scientists Persons of this group are most likely members of the Upper middle class and tend to maintain comfortable incomes. In the United States the term Professional Class is used to subdivide the upper middle class in to those individuals of the professions and those who are employed in corporate America. In the US the professional class is stated to be more liberal in their political beliefs and more chic and urban in their tastes versus the more conservative managerial class which consists of corporate managers.

See also

• Upper middle class
• Managerial Class
• Upper class
• Profession
• Social Class
• Household income in the United States
• Six figure income

References

Social groups | Social classes | Wealth in the United States