



When choosing a primary profession, it's good to pick two that work well together: say, a crafting skill that uses the items you collect with a gathering skill. Primary professions are typically categorized as "gathering" professions - herbalism, mining, and skinning - that allow you to collect materials and "crafting" professions - alchemy, blacksmithing, enchanting, engineering, leather working, tailoring, jewel crafting, and inscription - that allow you to create items. As soon as your character hits level 5, it's time to pick up a profession - or two or three! Each character you have can take two primary professions - herbalism, mining, skinning, alchemy, blacksmithing, enchanting, engineering, leatherworking, tailoring, jewelcrafting, or inscription - as well as however many secondary professions - cooking, fishing, first aid, and archaeology - they want.
