Chiropractors
Also called:
Chiropractor, Chiropractic Doctor (DC), Chiropractic Physician, Doctor of Chiropractic
What they do:
Assess, treat, and care for patients by manipulation of spine and musculoskeletal system. May provide spinal adjustment or address sacral or pelvic misalignment.
On the job, you would:
- 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.
Health
- medicine and dentistry
- therapy and counseling
Business
- customer service
- management
Math and Science
Arts and Humanities
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
- do two or more things at the same time
Hand and Finger Use
- keep your arm or hand steady
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People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Concern for Others
- Self Control
- Initiative
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You might use software like this on the job:
Medical software
- Advantage Software Chiropractic Advantage
- ChiroSoft
Accounting software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- InPhase Technologies Group InPhase Concept
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doctoral/professional degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$66,160
per year, on average
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