Levels got harder and harder as one progressed, but this difficulty applied to professions and classes separately. Those with high-level classes even had an easier time leveling professions than those focusing solely on professions due to their higher stats.
A balanced approach between the two was deemed the most efficient. Getting a profession to 10 could quickly be done in a couple of days, including unlocking the profession itself.
Even Richard had leveled smithing, as that profession gave the best stats for him. The current “meta” was getting level 25 in one’s class and then focusing a bit on one's profession.
Jacob reported that Joanna was the first to get her profession evolution. She had gone from Novice Tailor to Experienced Seamstress. The stat gain had doubled from 4 to 10 per
