CHIROPRACTOR

VICTOR QUINONEZEXS 101

CHIROPRACTOR

MEANING OF CHIROPRACTIC

• CHIROPRACTIC IS A FORM OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE CONCERNED WITH THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF MECHANICAL DISORDERS OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM.

EDUCATION REQUIRED

• HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUAL• AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF COLLEGE COURSES• GRADUATE FROM CHIROPRACTIC SCHOOL• PASS A STATE LICENSING EXAM

SKILLS REQUIRED• COMMUNICATE• PROBLEM SOLVE • MATH AND SCIENCE• MANAGE ONESELF, PEOPLE, TIME, AND THINGS• WORK WITH PEOPLE• PERCEIVE AND VISUALIZE

JOB DUTIES

• PHYSICAL TECHNIQUES AND THERAPIES TO TREAT PATIENTS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM DISORDERS AND/OR INJURIES OF THE BACK OR MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

WORK CONDITIONS

• HIGH LEVEL OF SOCIAL CONTACT• MUST COME INTO CLOSE PHYSICAL CONTACT TO PROPERLY EXAMINE

PATIENTS AND ADMINISTER ADJUSTMENTS.• ALL DETAILS ARE DONE AND THEIR WORK IS ACCURATE• ERRORS IN DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT COULD SERIOUSLY ENDANGER

PATIENTS' HEALTH• USUALLY WORK A 40-HOUR WEEK (NOT UNCOMMON TO WORK MORE)

ANNUAL WAGE

• MEDIAN WAGE OF $61,630 PER YEAR• MONTHLY PAY OF $5,136• WEEKLY PAY OF $1,185• HOURLY WAGE OF $29.63

GROWTH IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS

• PROJECTED 9.1% GROWTH RATE

• THE AVERAGE GROWTH RATE FOR A JOB IS 7%

Information gathered on slide is from bls.comBLS stands for Bureau of Labor Statistics

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