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Chiropractor

Chiropractors manipulate joints, bones and soft tissue to help clients control pain or prevent injuries from re-occurring.

Average salary (a year)

£0.0 to £0.0 (starter to experienced)

Typical hours (a week)

37.0 to 39.0 variable

You could work

in your own business managing your own hours

How to become

Explore the different ways to get into this role.

You can get into this job through a university course.

You'll need to do a degree or postgraduate master's course recognised by the General Chiropractic Council .

This involves 3 years of full time study and 1 year working under supervision.

You might be able to take an Access to Science course if you do not have the degree entry requirements.

You'll usually need:

5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English, maths and science
3 A levels or equivalent

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You'll need to get paid or voluntary experience of working with a chiropractor before applying for a course.

you'll need to be registered with the General Chiropractic Council before you can work as a chiropractor

You can find out more about becoming a chiropractor from the General Chiropractic Council and the British Chiropractic Association .

You'll need:

You'll need to:

As a chiropractor you could:

talk to clients about their symptoms, make sure their condition is suitable for treatment and design a treatment programme
treat back, leg, neck and shoulder pain
help clients with sports injuries, poor posture or joint and muscle pain
carry out examinations like X-rays or blood tests
give advice on lifestyle, diet and exercise to support recovery

You could work in a therapy clinic.

Most chiropractors are self employed.

With experience you could:

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