DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

29-1011 Chiropractors

Occupational Description:

Assess, treat, and care for patients by manipulation of spine and musculoskeletal system. May provide spinal adjustment or address sacral or pelvic misalignment.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013
					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 1 - Northwest	20	7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Minnesota	910	90	$40.48/hr	$3.85/hr	$13.35/hr	$22.48/hr	$32.96/hr	$56.46/hr	$73.37/hr
U S	27,740	694	$38.77/hr	$0.70/hr	$15.12/hr	$22.44/hr	$32.24/hr	$46.87/hr	$69.67/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Chiropractors
Industry	OES Employment	OES Median Wage
Education and Health Services	20	N/A

Other Regional Data For Chiropractors
Geography (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Geography (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	510	$33.75/hr	N/A
EDR 7W- Central	70	$61.76/hr	N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast	60	$51.00/hr	N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead	50	$27.25/hr	N/A
EDR 7E- East Central	40	N/A	N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest	30	N/A	N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest	20	N/A	N/A
EDR 9 - South Central	10	$13.01/hr	N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	N/A	N/A	N/A
EDR 4 - West Central	N/A	$26.45/hr	N/A

Related Occupations
Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Occupation (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	490	$17.47/hr	N/A
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	70	$13.85/hr	N/A
Physician Assistants	20	$35.98/hr	N/A

Tasks for Chiropractors

Examines patient to determine nature and extent of disorder.
Manipulates spinal column and other extremities to adjust, align, or correct abnormalities caused by neurologic and kinetic articular dysfunction.
Utilizes supplementary measures, such as exercise, rest, water, light, heat, and nutritional therapy.
Performs diagnostic procedures, including physical, neurologic, and orthopedic examinations, and laboratory tests, using instruments and equipment such as x-ray machine and electrocardiograph.