Healthcare Practitioners
Chiropractors
SOC 29-1011
Treat musculoskeletal conditions primarily through spinal adjustments.
The job
Median pay
$79k
$60k to $105k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+8.7% projected
Openings a year
3k
BLS projection
Typical education
Doctoral (DC) plus license
Our model
AI displacement risk
Very low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
33/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
35th pct
More exposed than 35% of occupations · modeled estimate · 37th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
70/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Science
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 3,220 | 0.3 | 1.3× | $84k |
| Texas | 2,840 | 0.2 | 0.8× | $88k |
| California | 2,760 | 0.2 | 0.6× | $75k |
| Illinois | 2,190 | 0.4 | 1.4× | $67k |
| Pennsylvania | 1,770 | 0.3 | 1.1× | $67k |
| Georgia | 1,500 | 0.3 | 1.2× | $62k |
| Ohio | 1,380 | 0.2 | 1.0× | $78k |
| New Jersey | 1,370 | 0.3 | 1.3× | $135k |
| New York | 1,360 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $121k |
| Colorado | 1,340 | 0.5 | 1.8× | $74k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,270 | 0.3 | 1.1× | $71k |
| Wisconsin | 1,210 | 0.4 | 1.6× | $83k |
| Minnesota | 1,160 | 0.4 | 1.5× | $80k |
| Washington | 1,130 | 0.3 | 1.3× | $104k |
| Arizona | 1,050 | 0.3 | 1.3× | $100k |
| North Carolina | 1,020 | 0.2 | 0.8× | $92k |
| Iowa | 970 | 0.6 | 2.4× | $75k |
| Virginia | 900 | 0.2 | 0.9× | $88k |
| Indiana | 780 | 0.2 | 1.0× | $78k |
| Massachusetts | 780 | 0.2 | 0.8× | $76k |
| South Carolina | 680 | 0.3 | 1.2× | $79k |
| Missouri | 660 | 0.2 | 0.9× | $65k |
| Oregon | 610 | 0.3 | 1.2× | $82k |
| Kansas | 570 | 0.4 | 1.6× | $58k |
| Nebraska | 500 | 0.5 | 1.9× | $66k |
| Oklahoma | 500 | 0.3 | 1.1× | $86k |
| Tennessee | 500 | 0.2 | 0.6× | $84k |
| Utah | 490 | 0.3 | 1.1× | $54k |
| Kentucky | 470 | 0.2 | 0.9× | $82k |
| Alabama | 430 | 0.2 | 0.8× | $81k |
| Maryland | 390 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $85k |
| Louisiana | 370 | 0.2 | 0.8× | $80k |
| North Dakota | 360 | 0.8 | 3.3× | $78k |
| Arkansas | 320 | 0.2 | 1.0× | $76k |
| South Dakota | 260 | 0.6 | 2.2× | $76k |
| Maine | 250 | 0.4 | 1.5× | $107k |
| Connecticut | 240 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $80k |
| Montana | 240 | 0.5 | 1.8× | $76k |
| Nevada | 240 | 0.2 | 0.6× | $74k |
| Hawaii | 220 | 0.4 | 1.4× | $73k |
| Idaho | 220 | 0.3 | 1.0× | $81k |
| Rhode Island | 170 | 0.3 | 1.3× | $82k |
| Delaware | 140 | 0.3 | 1.1× | $89k~ |
| New Mexico | 140 | 0.2 | 0.6× | $75k |
| Mississippi | 130 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $78k |
| New Hampshire | 130 | 0.2 | 0.8× | $70k |
| Washington DC | 120 | 0.2 | 0.7× | $92k~ |
| Vermont | 120 | 0.4 | 1.6× | $80k~ |
| Wyoming | 110 | 0.4 | 1.5× | $63k |
| Alaska | 90 | 0.3 | 1.1× | $104k |
| West Virginia | 60 | 0.1 | 0.3× | $83k |
Top metro areas
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN1,470 jobs · $72k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX1,110 jobs · $98k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA1,060 jobs · $52k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD870 jobs · $79k median
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ830 jobs · $102k median
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI810 jobs · $99k median
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO750 jobs · $84k median
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL740 jobs · $78k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Chiropractors interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.