Chiropractors
Health Science · Therapeutic Services
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $39,460; experienced workers reach $136,120. About 190 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +15.5%
- Openings a year
- 17
- Employed in 2024
- 317
Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
No program is mapped to this career yet. Many careers start from a transfer pre-major or a related program.
Browse all programsSkills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Active Listening4.1
- Reading Comprehension4.5
- Critical Thinking4.1
- Speaking3.9
- Writing3.9
- Social Perceptiveness3.9
- Complex Problem Solving3.6
- Service Orientation3.8
What the work is
Assess, treat, and care for patients by manipulation of spine and musculoskeletal system. May provide spinal adjustment or address sacral or pelvic misalignment.
- Perform a series of manual adjustments to the spine or other articulations of the body to correct the musculoskeletal system.
- Evaluate the functioning of the neuromuscularskeletal system and the spine using systems of chiropractic diagnosis.
- 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.
- Advise patients about recommended courses of treatment.
- Obtain and record patients' medical histories.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- High school or less4%
- Certificate7%
- Doctoral or professional90%
Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.
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