Ok now listen. Alchemy and Engineering? These are your professions?......
/postgank
Now that I have knocked some sense into you listen. Alchemists need herbs in order to make potions. Drop your engineering for Herbalism, turn Finds Herbs on, and collect herbs. Then use said herbs to create potions only have you have bought some vials from Alchemist Suppliers in towns. Then either use them or give them away or sell them or whatever. This profession isnt a money-maker but it does help in the long run.
OR.......................
Engineers need ores and gems to work. Drop Alchemy for mining, and go mining for ores. Every once in a while you will find a gem inside that ore, which you will save and use later. Engineers use ores and gems to make bombs, robots, etc. So mining is useful. Not a big money-maker, but can get you a little profit, plus you can create neat little robots. ROBOTS 4tw!
These are a list of the professions, and their needed counterpart.
Herbalism/Alchemist
Mining/Blacksmith
Mining/Engineer
Skinner/Tailor
Tailor/Enchanter
....I believe the data for the 4th and the 5th ones are mistated. If so, please post and correct it as I forgot it.
Me, I am a Herbalist/Alchemist. People will really like Alchemist for their ability to transmute metals later on in their career.
Ok my wisdom has been passed. Sorry for the /postgank....felt it was necessary.