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DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

29-1291 Acupuncturists



Diagnose, treat, and prevent disorders by stimulating specific acupuncture points within the body using acupuncture needles. May also use cups, nutritional supplements, therapeutic massage, acupressure, and other alternative health therapies. Excludes “Chiropractors” (29-1011).

Geography Click link for Career Profile EmploymentEmp SE*Percentiles
Mean10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 15054$58.26/hr$32.41/hr$36.90/hr$46.07/hr$55.06/hr$68.59/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services150$46.06/hr
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Northeast Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Northwest Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Southeast Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Southwest Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/AN/AN/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Rochester MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Northwest Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Southeast Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Central Minnesota 10$51.39/hr4.1%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 100$53.40/hr5.5%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 110$53.40/hrN/A
Minnesota 150$46.07/hr4.1%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 670$37.92/hr8.1%
Nurse Midwives 240$62.46/hr5.7%
Chiropractors 1,150$35.21/hr9.0%


  • Adhere to local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and statutes.
  • Treat patients using tools, such as needles, cups, ear balls, seeds, pellets, or nutritional supplements.
  • Insert needles to provide acupuncture treatment.
  • Consider Western medical procedures in health assessment, health care team communication, and care referrals.
  • Maintain and follow standard quality, safety, environmental, and infection control policies and procedures.
  • Identify correct anatomical and proportional point locations based on patients' anatomy and positions, contraindications, and precautions related to treatments, such as intradermal needles, moxibustion, electricity, guasha, or bleeding.
  • Maintain detailed and complete records of health care plans and prognoses.
  • Collect medical histories and general health and lifestyle information from patients.
  • Analyze physical findings and medical histories to make diagnoses according to Oriental medicine traditions.
  • Assess patients' general physical appearance to make diagnoses.