Profession Leveling

Quick reference for leveling professions

Primary Level Requirements

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

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

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

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

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

• There are no level requirements for learning Apprentice or Journeyman secondary Cooking or First Aid.
• There are no level requirements for reading the Expert or Master level books for Cooking or First Aid.
• The books are not Bind on Pickup so they can be bought and sold on the Auction House and can be bought by one toon and transfered to another.
• You must be at least level 35 and have exactly 225 skill level to do the Artisan level quests.

Cooking

• 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
	1-65	Slitherskin Mackerel	Recipe - fishing supplies
	40	Smoked Bear Meat	Recipe - vendor major city
	50	Boiled Clams or Coyote Steak	Trainer - major city
Journeyman	50-75	Train	Trainer - major city
	75	Crab Cake	Trainer - major city
	80	Dry Pork Ribs	Trainer - major city
Expert	125-150	Read Expert Cookbook	Wulan (Horde) or Shandrina (Alliance)
	125	Goblin Deviled Clams	Trainer - major city
	200	Spider Sausage	Trainer - major city
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)
	300	Clam Bar
	350	Fisherman's Feast	Shattrath City: Kylene

First Aid

• 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 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	Artisan Quest NPC
	260	Runecloth bandages	Artisan Quest NPC
	290	Heavy Runecloth	Artisan Quest NPC
Master	300	Read Master First Aid - Doctor in the House
	330	Netherweave	Manual: Netherweave Bandage
	360	Heavy Netherweave	Manual: Heavy Netherweave Bandage

Fishing

• Leveling fishing does not require higher level areas. You can level fishing in the major cities.
• Fish while waiting for boats.
• Do not fish when you're tired. You will fall asleep at the keyboard.
• You must be level 5 to learn Apprentice fishing and level 10 to learn Journeyman fishing.
• At the time of this writing, there is a level 20 requirement to read the Expert Fishing book and a level 45 requirement to read the Master Fishing book.

	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 must 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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