employ vs profession

employ

noun
  • The state of being an employee; employment. 

verb
  • To hire (somebody for work or a job). 

  • To use (somebody for a job, or something for a task). 

  • To make busy. 

profession

noun
  • An occupation, trade, craft, or activity in which one has a professed expertise in a particular area; a job, especially one requiring a high level of skill or training. 

  • The practitioners of such an occupation collectively. 

  • The declaration of belief in the principles of a religion; hence, one's faith or religion. 

  • A promise or vow made on entering a religious order. 

  • Any declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion, whether genuine or (as now often implied) pretended. 

How often have the words employ and profession occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )