Profession etymologically comes from the word profession (English) which comes from the Latin profess which means "capable or expert in work". A profession can be interpreted as a job or position that requires skills obtained through certain education and training according to special requirements, have certain responsibilities and codes of ethics. Teachers can be said to be a profession because not everyone can become a teacher, becoming a teacher must also go through formal education and training, and have a certain code of ethics. This research aims to understand more deeply the concept of teachers as a profession. The method used in this study uses qualitative research methods, in the form of literature studies. The results of this study include: (1) the concept of the profession (2) the concept of teachers as a profession (3) the role of teachers as a profession (4) teachers' rights (5) teachers' obligations (6) the challenges of professionalism of Indonesian teachers (7) the teacher's code of ethics.