On-the-job people studying for professional master's degree, that is, on-the-job graduate students, are a type of postgraduate education in which they work and study part-time in schools as on-the-job people. In terms of registration, examination requirements and admission methods, different types are different. However, starting from 20 16, except for the master of administration, the national entrance examination (degree certificate only, commonly known as clerical examination) for on-the-job personnel studying for master's degree will be cancelled.

Professional master is a form of postgraduate education in China, and it is a degree type relative to academic degree. Its purpose is to cultivate applied senior professionals who have a solid theoretical foundation and meet the actual needs of specific industries or occupations. Professional degree and academic degree are at the same level, with different training specifications and obvious differences in training objectives.