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Acupuncturists

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.

$76,040 medianBright outlookGraduate degree

O*NET 31.0 · 29-1291.00

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

  1. 01Maintain and follow standard quality, safety, environmental, and infection control policies and procedures.
  2. 02Treat patients using tools, such as needles, cups, ear balls, seeds, pellets, or nutritional supplements.
  3. 03Adhere to local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and statutes.
  4. 04Identify 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.
  5. 05Develop individual treatment plans and strategies.
  6. 06Insert needles to provide acupuncture treatment.
  7. 07Evaluate treatment outcomes and recommend new or altered treatments as necessary to further promote, restore, or maintain health.
  8. 08Collect medical histories and general health and lifestyle information from patients.
  9. 09Maintain detailed and complete records of health care plans and prognoses.
  10. 10Educate patients on topics, such as meditation, ergonomics, stretching, exercise, nutrition, the healing process, breathing, or relaxation techniques.
  11. 11Assess patients' general physical appearance to make diagnoses.
  12. 12Analyze physical findings and medical histories to make diagnoses according to Oriental medicine traditions.

Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0

What the posting will be called

Acupuncture PhysicianAcupuncturistHerbalistLicensed Acupuncturist (LAC)Acupuncture DoctorAcupuncture ProviderChinese Medical Doctor (Chinese MD)Chinese Medicine DoctorOriental Medicine ProviderTraditional Chinese Medicine Doctor

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Knowledge the job leans on

Customer and Personal ServiceMedicine and DentistryPsychologyBiologyEnglish LanguageAdministrativeTherapy and CounselingAdministration and Management

Skills that carry over from service

Social PerceptivenessService OrientationJudgment and Decision MakingComplex Problem SolvingCoordinationTime ManagementSystems AnalysisSystems Evaluation
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