Originally Posted by petrorabbit

And an elementalist cannot solo many places? Last i checked my elementalist can farm more areas than my monk, not to mention takes less time per run. Ok, so farming with a monk is easier. Its too bad monks take longer to run a farm than an elementalist does. Ok, so an elementalist can do EotN farms, that means they have more places to farm. So yes, being able to do the EotN farms is a part of the reason why they are the best farming profession. And in terms of profit, Elementalist is also more efficient at farming than a monk. Why? Because an elementalist's farming run is shorter than the monks. Which means they can farm at a faster rate, and hence do more farms in a time frame than a monk can.

Elementalist can also solo boss run like no other with the E/A SF/Sliver armor farmer, and yes, better than an A/E because higher damage sliver = faster boss kills. This translates to elite tome farming, which can still sell for decent money these days.

As stated before, monks are great farmers if your first learning how to farm and want to make some money. When you've got the hang of that, then you go to something like Necro or rit sacrificing survivability for speed. But in terms of profit and efficiency, elementalist hands down.