Profession Leveling

Quick reference for leveling professions

Level Requirements

Primary professions require you be certain level before you can train further.

Secondary professions only require you to be at least level 35 to do the Artisan level quests.

	Level	From	To
Apprentice	5	0	75
Journeyman	10	50	150
Expert	20	125	225
Artisan	35	200	300
Master	50	275?	375

Primary Tradeskills - Gathering

Herbalism

	Skill	What to do
Apprentice	1	Train
	1	Peacebloom
	15	Earthroot
Journeyman	50-75	Train
	50	Mageroyal
	70	Briarthorn
	100	Bruiseweed
	115	Wild Steelbloom
	120	Grave Moss
	125	Kingsblood
Expert	125-150	Train
	150	Liferoot
	160	Fadeleaf
	170	Goldthorn
	185	Khadgar's Whisker
	195	Wintersbite
	205	Firebloom
	210	Purple Lotus
Artisan	200-225	Train
	230	Sungrass
	235	Blindweed
	245	Ghost Mushroom
	250	Gromsblood
Master	275-300	Train
	1	Pick Flowers

Mining

Smelting Copper ore will help you get to 65 so you can mine Tin. Smelt Tin ore then smelt Bronze. Smelt Gold and Truesilver ore.

	Skill	What to do	Quest Ore
Apprentice	1	Copper
	65	Tin	Incendite - Dun Algaz
Journeyman	50-75	Train
	75	Silver	Lesser Bloodstone - Drywhisker Gorge
Expert	125-150	Train
	125	Iron
	150		Indurium - Uldaman
	155	Gold
	175	Mithril
Artisan	200-225	Train
	230	Truesilver
	250	Small Thorium
	275	Rich Thorium
Master	275-300	Train
	300	Fel Iron
	325	Adamantite
	350	Rich Adamantite
	375	Khorium

Skinning

Buy a skinning knife. Skin your kills.

Secondary Professions

You must be at least level 35 and have exactly 225 skill level to do the Artisan level quests.

Cooking

There are no level requirements for learning Apprentice or Journeyman cooking.

There are no level requirements for reading the Expert or Master cook books.

• Expert Book vendor
  • Horde - Wulan, Shadowprey Village, Desolace
  • Alliance - Shandrina, Silverwing Refuge, Ashenvale

• Artisan Quest NPC for Clamlette Surprise quest
  • both factions - Dirge Quikcleave, Gadgetzan, Tanaris

• Master Book vendor
  • Horde - Baxter, Thrallmar, Hellfire Peninsula
  • Alliance - Gaston, Honor Hold, Hellfire Peninsula
  • both factions - Naka, Cenarion Refuge, Zangamarsh

	Skill	What to Do	Note
Apprentice	1-35	Spice Bread	Trainer - major city
	10	Spiced Wolf Meat	Trainer - major city
	50	Boiled Clams or Coyote Steak	Trainer - major city
Journeyman	50-75	Train	Trainer - major city
	75	Crab Cake	Trainer - major city
Expert	125-150	Read Expert Cookbook	Wulan (Horde) or Shandrina (Alliance)
Artisan	225	Do Cooking Quest	You must be at least level 35 and have exactly 225 Cooking
Master	300	Read Master Cookbook	Baxter (Horde) or Gaston (Alliance)
	350	Fisherman's Feast	Shattrath City: Kylene

First Aid

There are no level requirements for learning Apprentice or Journeyman First Aid.

There are no level requirements for reading the Expert or Master First Aid books.

• Expert book vendor
  • Alliance - Deneb Walker, Stromgarde Keep, Arathi Highlands
  • Horde - Balai Lok'Wein, Brackenwall Village, Dustwallow Marsh

• Artisan quest NPC for Triage quest
  • Alliance - Doctor Gustaf VanHowzen, Theramore, Dustwallow Marsh
  • Horde - Doctor Gregory Victor, Hammerfall, Arathi Highlands

• Master book vendor
  • Alliance - Burko, Temple of Telhamat, Hellfire Peninsula
  • Horde - Aresella, Falcon Watch, Hellfire Peninsula

	Skill	What to Do	Note
Apprentice	1	Linen	Trainer - major city
	40	Heavy Linen	Trainer - major city
Journeyman	50-75	Train	Trainer - major city
	80	Wool	Trainer - major city
	115	Heavy Wool	Trainer - major city
Expert	125-150	Read book	Expert First Aid - Under Wraps
	150	Silk	Trainer - major city
	180	Heavy Silk	Manual: Heavy Silk Bandage
	210	Mageweave	Manual: Mageweave Bandage
Artisan	225	Do Triage Quest	You must be at least level 35 and have exactly 225 First Aid
	240	Heavy Mageweave	Quest NPC
	260	Runecloth bandages	Quest NPC
	290	Heavy Runecloth	Quest NPC
Master	300	Read book	Master First Aid - Doctor in the House
	330	Netherweave	Manual: Netherweave Bandage
	360	Heavy Netherweave	Manual: Heavy Netherweave Bandage

Fishing

• The Expert level fishing book currently requires level 20, but 2.4 may drop this requirement.
• Leveling fishing does not require higher level areas. You can level fishing in the major cities.

	Skill	What to do	Who	Notes
Apprentice	1	Train	Fishing trainer
Journeyman	50-75	Train	Fishing trainer
Expert	125-150	Read Expert Fishing - The Bass and You	Old Man Heming, Booty Bay, Stranglethorn Vale
Artisan	225	Do Fishing Quest	Nat Pagle, Tidefury Cove, Dustwallow Marsh	You need to be at least level 35 and have exactly 225 Fishing
Master	275-300	Read Master Fishing - The Art of Angling	Juno Dufrain, Cenarion Refuge, Zangarmarsh

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