Meaning

noun the particular occupation for which you are trained

noun the general progression of your working or professional life

verb move headlong at high speed

originMid 16th century, from French carrière (“road; racecourse”), from Italian carriera, from Old Occitan carreira, from Late Latin carrāria based on Latin carrus (“wheeled vehicle”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós, from *ḱers- (“to run”); alternatively, from Middle French carriere, from Old Occitan.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0