profession vs statement

profession

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

  • The practitioners of such an occupation collectively. 

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

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

  • 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. 

statement

noun
  • A declaration or remark. 

  • A presentation of opinion or position. 

  • An instruction in a computer program, especially one that returns no value, as opposed to a function call. 

  • A document that summarizes financial activity. 

verb
  • To provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK a Statement of Special Educational Needs. 

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