Chiropractor
Chiropractors manipulate joints, bones and soft tissue to help clients control pain or prevent injuries from re-occurring.
Working Hours
37–39
hours per week
Day-to-day tasks
As a chiropractor you could:
- talk to clients about their symptoms, make sure their condition is suitable for treatment and design a treatment programme
- treat back, leg, neck and shoulder pain
- help clients with sports injuries, poor posture or joint and muscle pain
- carry out examinations like X-rays or blood tests
- give advice on lifestyle, diet and exercise to support recovery
Skills needed
- sensitivity and understanding
- patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
- customer service skills
- knowledge of medicine and dentistry
- to be thorough and pay attention to detail
- the ability to work well with others
- excellent verbal communication skills
- thinking and reasoning skills
- to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device
How to get into this role
You can get into this job through a university course.
Career progression
Most chiropractors are self employed.
With experience you could:
- set up your own practice
- move into education or research
- specialise in an area like sports medicine, rehabilitation or neurology