Chiropractor

Duties and Responsibilities:

Chiropractors use hands-on spinal manipulation and other alternative treatments, the theory being that proper alignment of the body's musculoskeletal structure, particularly the spine, will enable the body to heal itself without surgery or medication.

Salary: $66,160

Education:

Specific chiropractic educational requirements are typically comprised of the following:

• Of the 4 years of training to be a doctor of chiropractic, 2 years of basic sciences are required followed by the need for a successful completion of National Boards, Part 1
• The next 2 years of chiropractic training include the clinical sciences after which National Boards, Part 2 is required
• Part 3 of the National Boards chiropractic training that is necessary if the chiropractor plans to use physiological therapeutics in practice.

Demand for This Profession:

Chiropractor Job and Employment Opportunities. Job prospects are expected to be good for persons who enter the practice of chiropractic. Employment of chiropractors is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2012 as consumer demand for alternative healthcare grows.

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

I wouldn’t like to be one because i wouldn’t like to be touching other people and i don't think this profession fits me.