Im a PHAT level 22 or so but professions have been very nice for me (between 150-200 on most all the main ones).

If yur always short of gold and you are willing to loot eveything then go for it.

Or if you a borded and seem to be out of things to do then go for it.

If you have tons of gold and dont want to waste time looting then unless you find a particular item you really really want then maybe time can be invested better elsewhere. But obviously there must be some solid reward to professions or absolutly no one would do them.

I have 6 million plat in EQ most from professions.