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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, 2020
					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 7W- Central	N/A	4	N/A	$5.05/hr	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Minnesota	1,170	111	$43.44/hr	$3.34/hr	$20.22/hr	$30.80/hr	$38.77/hr	$54.72/hr	$64.97/hr
U S	35,010	875	$41.29/hr	$0.78/hr	$17.15/hr	$25.64/hr	$34.17/hr	$47.49/hr	$71.63/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

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	750	$40.90/hr	N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast	100	$39.23/hr	N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead	40	N/A	N/A
EDR 4 - West Central	30	$37.46/hr	N/A
EDR 5 - North Central	20	$41.65/hr	N/A
EDR 9 - South Central	20	$10.20/hr	N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest	10	$30.06/hr	N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest	N/A	N/A	N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	N/A	N/A	N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters	N/A	N/A	N/A
EDR 7E- East Central	N/A	N/A	N/A
EDR 7W- Central	N/A	N/A	N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central	N/A	N/A	N/A

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Occupation (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,380	$22.90/hr	N/A
Physician Assistants	100	$56.59/hr	N/A
Optometrists	60	$71.29/hr	N/A
Podiatrists	10	$57.45/hr	N/A
Respiratory Therapists	N/A	$34.25/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.