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Chiropractors

Significant Points

  • Job prospects should be good; employment is expected to increase faster than average as consumer demand for alternative health care grows.
  • Chiropractors must be licensed, requiring 2 to 4 years of undergraduate education, the completion of a 4-year chiropractic college course, and passing scores on national and State examinations.
  • About 58 percent of chiropractors are self-employed.
  • Earnings are relatively low in the beginning, but increase as the practice grows.

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