Chiropractors
Did You Know:
- Job prospects should be good.
- Chiropractors must be licensed, requiring two to four years of undergraduate education, the completion of a 4-year chiropractic college course and passing scores on national and state examinations.
- About 44 percent of chiropractors are self-employed.
- Earnings typically are relatively low in the beginning but increase as the practice grows.
Industry Areas
- Offices of Other Health Practitioners
- Offices of Physicians
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Day-to-Day Tasks
- Diagnose health problems by reviewing patients' health and medical histories, questioning, observing, and examining patients and interpreting x-rays.
- Maintain accurate case histories of patients.
- Perform a series of manual adjustments to the spine or other articulations of the body to correct the musculoskeletal system.
Overall Kind of Work
Chiropractors, also known as doctors of chiropractic or chiropractic physicians, diagnose and treat patients with health problems of the musculoskeletal system and treat the effects of those probl...
Work Environment
Civilian
Chiropractors work in clean, comfortable offices. Like other health practitioners, chiropractors are sometimes on their feet for long periods. Chiropractors who take X-rays must employ appropriate...
Workweek Breakdown
The hours worked per week by people currently pursuing this career.
- 6.18% (0-20 Hours)
- 23.58% (21-34 Hours)
- 11.14% (35-39 Hours)
- 32.05% (40 Hours)
- 9.70% (41-49 Hours)
- 17.36% (Over 50 Hours)
This data also pertains to Chiropractors(29-1011)
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Business Breakdown
The different sectors people in this career currently work in.
- 28.31% (Private For-Profit)
- 1.03% (Private Not For-Profit)
- 0.67% (State and Local Govt)
- 69.98% (Self-Employed)