Occupation Summary

Chiropractors

O*NET 29-1011.00

Description:

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

Annual Wages:
$101,255.00
Employment Rate:
Employment is expected to increase by 18.25%.
Education Level:
Doctoral Degree. According to O*Net, the majority of people employed in this occupation have this level of education.
Endorsement:
Public Service, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM)

  1. Perform a series of manual adjustments to the spine or other articulations of the body to correct the musculoskeletal system.
  2. Evaluate the functioning of the neuromuscularskeletal system and the spine using systems of chiropractic diagnosis.
  3. Diagnose health problems by reviewing patients' health and medical histories, questioning, observing, and examining patients and interpreting x-rays.
  4. Maintain accurate case histories of patients.
  5. Advise patients about recommended courses of treatment.
  6. Obtain and record patients' medical histories.
  7. Analyze x-rays to locate the sources of patients' difficulties and to rule out fractures or diseases as sources of problems.
  8. Counsel patients about nutrition, exercise, sleeping habits, stress management, or other matters.
  9. Consult with or refer patients to appropriate health practitioners when necessary.
  10. Suggest and apply the use of supports such as straps, tapes, bandages, or braces if necessary.
  11. Recommend and arrange for diagnostic procedures, such as blood chemistry tests, saliva tests, x-rays, or other imaging procedures.

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National Industry Employment Patterns


Industry % of Chiropractors employed Annual Growth Rate
Offices of other health practitioners 63.3 1.33


Labor Market Information


2024 Statewide average hourly wage $48.68
2024 National average hourly wage $44.15
2022 National employment 55,000
2022 Texas employment 3,414
Texas projected employment by 2032 4,037
Texas projected annual employment and Turnover openings through 2032 199




TEXAS COUNTY MAP BY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREA
* Due to confidentiality rules, not all regions may have the data displayed. The sum of all the regions may not be equal to the state total.


Top 10 Relevant Knowledge Areas Relevant Importance Levels
Medicine and Dentistry
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
86.80%
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
82.00%
Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
81.40%
Biology
Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
78.80%
Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
76.40%
Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
75.00%
Administrative
Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
69.80%
Personnel and Human Resources
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
69.40%
Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
68.80%
Therapy and Counseling
Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
68.40%


Top 10 Relevant Skill Areas Relevant Importance Levels
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
80.00%
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
77.60%
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
77.60%
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
77.60%
Writing
Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
75.00%
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
75.00%
Complex Problem Solving
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
72.40%
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
70.00%
Judgment and Decision Making
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
70.00%
Active Learning
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
67.60%


Top 10 Relevant Abilities Relevant Importance Levels
Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
80.00%
Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
80.00%
Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
80.00%
Problem Sensitivity
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
80.00%
Deductive Reasoning
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
80.00%
Inductive Reasoning
The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
80.00%
Written Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
77.60%
Information Ordering
The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
75.00%
Speech Clarity
The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
75.00%
Speech Recognition
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
72.40%


  • Assisting and Caring for Others
    -- Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
  • Documenting/Recording Information
    -- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems
    -- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
  • Getting Information
    -- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
    -- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Other Activities


  • Independence
    - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
  • Relationships
    - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.



Tools

Back or lumbar or sacral orthopedic softgoods: Lumbar support braces;

Balance beams or boards or bolsters or rockers for rehabilitation or therapy: Balance boards;

Blood pressure cuff kits: Blood pressure cuffs;

Calipers: Measurement calipers;

Cervical collars or neck braces: Cervical collars;

Climbing devices for rehabilitation or therapy: Stair climbers;

Cognitive or dexterity or perceptual or sensory evaluation or testing products: Functional capacity evaluation FCE systems;

Continuous passive motion CPM devices: Continuous passive motion CPM machines;

Desktop computers: Desktop computers;

Diathermy units: Short wave diathermy devices;

Dynamometers: Hand dynamometers; Dynamometers;

Electric vibrators for rehabilitation or therapy: Vibratory therapy equipment; Massage units;

Electromyography EMG units: Electromyographs EMG; Biofeedback equipment;

Electronic medical thermometers: Electronic patient thermometers;

Electrotherapy combination units: Electrical stimulation equipment;

Extremity hydrotherapy baths or tanks: Fluidotherapy equipment;

Eye charts or vision cards: Snellen eye charts;

Goniometers or arthrometers: Goniometers or arthrometers;

Hand or finger traction supplies: Carpal traction systems;

Head or neck traction supplies: Cervical restoration traction systems; Cervical traction devices; Overdoor cervical traction devices;

Infrared lamps: Infrared baker lamps;

Lasers: Low-level laser units;

Mats or platforms for rehabilitation or therapy: Drop tables; Adjustment tables; Cervical chairs; Traction tables; Pelvic benches; Motorized flexion distraction tables; Knee-chest tables;

Medical acoustic stethoscopes: Mechanical stethoscopes;

Medical diagnostic pinwheels: Pinwheels;

Medical imaging wet darkroom or daylight processors: X ray development equipment;

Medical tuning forks: Medical tuning forks;

Medical x ray apparatus filters: Medical x ray filters;

Medical x ray buckys: Medical x ray buckys;

Medical x ray films or cassettes: X ray cassettes;

Medical x ray units for general diagnostic use: Medical x ray units;

Nasal exam specula or dilators: Rhinoscopes;

Neuromuscular stimulators or kits: Muscle stimulators;

Notebook computers: Notebook computers;

Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets: Ophthalmoscopes; Otoscopes;

Orthotics or foot care products: Foot orthotics;

Pedal exercisers for rehabilitation or therapy: Elliptical trainers; Stationary bicycles;

Pelvis or back traction supplies: Pelvic traction equipment; Spinal unloading therapy systems; Lumbar traction systems;

Physiological recorders: Discriminators; Inclinometers;

Piezo electric crystals: Piezo stimulators;

Plumb bobs: Plumb lines;

Pressure indicators: Hydraulic pinch gauges;

Protractors: Arthrodial protractors;

Reflex hammers or mallets: Reflex hammers; Babinski percussion hammers;

Resistive exercise bands or putty or tubing for rehabilitation or therapy: Resistive exercise bands;

Tablet computers: Tablet computers;

Therapeutic balls: Therapeutic balls;

Therapeutic heating or cooling pads or compresses or packs: Therapeutic hot packs;

Therapeutic ice packs or pillows: Therapeutic ice packs;

Therapeutic paraffin baths: Paraffin baths;

Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation units: Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation TENS equipment;

Treadmill exercisers for rehabilitation or therapy: Therapeutic treadmill exercisers;

Ultrasonic therapy apparatus or supplies: Ultrasound machines;

Weight machines for rehabilitation or therapy: Upper extremity testing/strengthening systems;

Weights or sets for rehabilitation or therapy: Free weights;

X ray diffraction equipment: X ray collimators;


Technology

Accounting software: Billing software; EZClaim medical billing software;

Calendar and scheduling software: Scheduling software;

Electronic mail software: Microsoft Outlook;

Enterprise resource planning ERP software: InPhase Technologies Group InPhase Concept;

Medical software: Life Systems Software ChiroSuite EHR; MicroFour PracticeStudio.NET EMR; MRX Solutions OfficeMaster; PPT4Drs Quixote; Practice management software PMS; PracticePRO Software Systems QuickPractice; Pulse Software ChiroPulse 365; Quick Notes QNotes Office EMR; Software Motif MyEMR; Softworx Solutions ChiroWrite; Versatile Software Systems VersaSoft Chiro; EZnotes; ForteEMR; GalacTek ECLIPSE; ACOM Solutions RAPID EMR; Acrendo A.I.med; Addison Health Systems WritePad EHR; Advantage Software Chiropractic Advantage; BioEx Systems Exercise Pro; ChiroSoft; ChiroTouch EHR; DataCom Software Business Products M.I.S. Clinic; DocumentPlus; E-Z BIS Office; Electro Meridian Imaging EMI; Electronic medical record EMR software;

Office suite software: Microsoft Office software;

Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel;

Word processing software: Microsoft Word;


Related O*NET occupational titles for Chiropractors include:
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  • 29-1212.00 Cardiologists
  • 29-1213.00 Dermatologists
  • 29-1214.00 Emergency Medicine Physicians
  • 29-1216.00 General Internal Medicine Physicians
  • 29-1299.01 Naturopathic Physicians
  • 29-1217.00 Neurologists
  • 29-1242.00 Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
  • 29-1243.00 Pediatric Surgeons
  • 29-1229.04 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians


Sources of Additional Information
  • For more information on a career as a chiropractor, visit: American Chiropractic Association
  • International Chiropractors Association
  • Discover Chiropractic
  • For a list of chiropractic programs and institutions, as well as for general information on chiropractic education, visit: Association of Chiropractic Colleges
  • The Council on Chiropractic Education
  • For information on state education and licensure requirements, visit: Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards
  • For information about licensing exams, visit: National Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • CareerOneStop

  • For a career video on chiropractors, visit: Chiropractors
  • Chiropractors

  • Contact Texas Workforce Commission
    Labor Market and Career Information  |  101 E. 15th Street, Annex Room 0252  |  Austin, Texas 78778
    Official Website  |  1-800-822-PLAN (7526)  |  512.936.3200

    ** The information in this report may be derived from many sources like O*NET, BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics), OOH (Occupational Outlook Handbook), and Career One Stop.