Acupuncturists
General Information
Description
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.
Business Breakdown
People in this career work in these sectors.
- Self-employed71.17%
- Private, for profit22.83%
- Private, not for profit4.19%
- Federal government0.33%
- State and local government0.17%
Industry areas
- Health Science
Salary
Salary Information
Median Salary This is the median, or the midpoint, of the salary range for this career.
$72,220
State-by-state Salary
Gray states indicate no data available
Education & Interests
Most Common Education Levels
People in this career achieve this level of education.
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Master's degree 76%
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First professional degree 16%
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Doctoral degree 6%
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High school 0%
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Some college 0%
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Bachelor's degree 0%
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Associate's degree 0%
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Post baccalaureate 0%
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Less than high school 0%
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Post-doctoral training 0%
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Post-master's certificate 0%
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Post-secondary certificate 0%
PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS
You may find this career fulfilling if you consider yourself to be:
- Social — You have an interest in helping, teaching, advising, assisting or providing service to others.
- Realistic — You have an interest in physically working with equipment, materials or structures.
- Investigative — You have an interest in studying and researching objects, organisms, and other things.
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Knowledge
- Psychology
- Customer and Personal Service
- Therapy and Counseling
- Education and Training
- Medicine and Dentistry
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