Chiropractor
"The power that heals the body" By: Emma Cumbers 3rd hour
Chiropractor Basic Facts
- They focus on realineing joints and vertebraes
- Work unpredicted and long hours
- Almost 60% are self employed
- They use drug-free and non surgical treatments
- Many chiropractors work in groups
- Need 8 years of training and studying after high school
- The national average for a chiropractors salary is $66,610
- Have a state chiropractic license
- Use X-rays and other medical equipment
- They mostly work in a hands on environment
Pros and Cons
- They can still work in the medical field without life threating emergencies
- Most chiropractors say there work isn't stressful
- Chiropractors don't need a high GPA
Cons
- The paper work required by insurance companies is time consuming
- To go to college to become a chiropractor can be really expensive
- College can be a very length process
What do you need to do to succeed in this career?
- Advanced math, and science
- Physiology
- Anatomy
Go to college and get a degree in pre-chiropractics.
You need to have the ability to work and collaborate with people on a daily basis.
3 colleges to attend to become a Chiropractor
Green Bay, Wisconsin
2420 Nicolet Dr, Green Bay, WI 54311
Brief Discription
They provide a bachelors degree in health science, pre-chiropractic by having students take different science classes such as, biology, physiology and chemistry.
Pros and Cons
Three pros are the tuition is reasonable, you don't need any extremely high GPA to attend the school, and it is local and easy to get to. Three cons for this college are the high cost for books, they don't offer a doctoral degree, and they have a large campus which can be hard to navigate.
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2100 Main St, Stevens Point, WI 54481
Brief Discription
Stevens point Chiropractic programs help people to work as chiropractors. Students learn to adjust and realign the bones in human bodies. They learn to diagnose health problems, and help people over come pain in a natural way.
Pros and Cons
Stevens Point has reasonable tuition, 3rd division sports, and you can have a large range is SAT scores. Three cons of Stevens Point are they have a smaller campus, farther away from our home town, and they have a high book price.
Cleveland university
Kansas City
2121 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44115
Brief Discription
They offer hands on experience to help students fully understand how the human bodies muscles and bones work.
Pros and Cons
A few pros would be the hands on learning, its a small and friendly environment also it has a low application fee. A few cons are the out of state tuition, location, and they don't offer many athletics.
Associations/Professional organization for this career
Wisconsin AHEC health careers information:
http://wihealthcareers.org/Career_occ_view.cfm?o_id=86
American Chiropractic Association
1701 Clarendon Blvd.
Arlington, VA, 22209
703/276-8800
Wisconsin Chiropractic Association
521 E. Washington Ave.
Madison, WI, 53703
608/256-7023
Job Advertisment
Are interested in hands on learning, working with other people, and helping people feel there best, then being a chiropractor is for you. Chiropractors help people feel their best by realigning there joints and vertebras. Chiropractors are usually self implored so they have flexible work schedules. One major thing you must do to become a chiropractor is go to school to get a doctoral degree, it also might help if you take science, and math classes in high school. All of the schooling and money spent on college will pay off because you can be stress free at work and make a lot of money. Chiropractors are one of the best occupations if you want to work in the medical, but can't stand seeing seeing blood or needles. In conclusion chiropractors have to work extremely hard to get where they are, but it pays off.