progression vs career

progression and career both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
progression	Yes	No	No	No
career	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, career is a hyponym of progression; that is, career is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than progression:

Other hyponyms of progression include push, life history, march, clear sailing, easy going, plain sailing, leapfrog.

progression (noun)	career (noun)
the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)	the particular occupation for which you are trained
a movement forward	the general progression of your working or professional life
a series with a definite pattern of advance

progression (verb)	career (verb)
	move headlong at high speed