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Chiropractor

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This is an ideal career for a logical and analytical thinker. Chiropractors diagnose and care for patients whose health problems are associated with the muscular, nervous, and skeletal systems, especially the spine. You focus on a holistic view, stressing the patient’s overall health and wellness and provide natural, drug free, nonsurgical healthcare and rely on the body’s inherent recuperative abilities.

Salary p/a
45k - 100k

Qualifications
Post Graduate

Intensity
Standing

Demand
Growing

Travel
Low

Conditions
Indoor

Weekly Hours
Up to 40

Pros

No pills, no surgery, nothing invasive
Flexible career
Work with like-minded people

Cons

Demanding qualification program
Continuous battle for recognition

The Bottom Line

If you’re into natural medicine, enjoy life sciences; want a flexible career that helps people, then being a Chiropractor could be for you. Knowledge requirement is extensive and you will battle for recognition. A true believer will still take up the cause.

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