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.
Interests
- Social
- Investigative
- Realistic
Work Values
- Achievement
- Independence
- Relationships
Work Styles
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Self-Control
- Attention to Detail
- Adaptability/Flexibility
Tasks
- Develop individual treatment plans and strategies.
- Adhere to local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and statutes.
- Insert needles to provide acupuncture treatment.
- Identify correct anatomical and proportional point locations based on patients' anatomy and positions, contraindications, and precautions related to treatments, such as intradermal needles, moxibustion, electricity, guasha, or bleeding.
- Collect medical histories and general health and lifestyle information from patients.
Work Activities
- Assisting and Caring for Others
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
- Documenting/Recording Information
- Getting Information
Detailed Work Activities
- Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
- Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Technology Skills
- Spreadsheet software
- Medical software
- Electronic mail software
- Office suite software
- Operating system software
Abilities
- Deductive Reasoning
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
- Inductive Reasoning
Skills
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Social Perceptiveness
- Service Orientation
- Judgment and Decision Making
Knowledge
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Customer and Personal Service
- Therapy and Counseling
- Psychology
- Sales and Marketing
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certificate name
Diplomate in AcupunctureCertifying Organization
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Type
Core
Certificate name
Diplomate in Chinese HerbologyCertifying Organization
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Diplomate in Oriental MedicineCertifying Organization
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Type
Specialty
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $59,274 |
| Median (50%) | $88,653 |
| High (90%) | $111,274 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $79,244 |
| Mid Level | $95,531 |
| Senior Level | N/A |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 22,100 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 23,300 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 6%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 6%
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