Chiropractors
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical · SOC 29-1011
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 29-1011 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 63/100
- High friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $79,200
- H-1B offered wage $80,000; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 1,800
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +9.5%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 36
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 5,361 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~45.5% of this role but only ~0% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Assess, treat, and care for patients by manipulation of spine and musculoskeletal system. May provide spinal adjustment or address sacral or pelvic misalignment.
Common titles: Chiropractic Doctor (DC), Chiropractic Neurologist, Chiropractic Physician, Chiropractor
Representative Tasks
- •Evaluate the functioning of the neuromuscularskeletal system and the spine using systems of chiropractic diagnosis.
- •Diagnose health problems by reviewing patients' health and medical histories, questioning, observing, and examining patients and interpreting x-rays.
- •Perform a series of manual adjustments to the spine or other articulations of the body to correct the musculoskeletal system.
- •Obtain and record patients' medical histories.
- •Maintain accurate case histories of patients.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Examine patients to assess general physical condition.
- •Record patient medical histories.
- •Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
- •Diagnose medical conditions.
- •Gather medical information from patient histories.
Tools & Technologies
Related Occupations
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 5.4% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 62% Bright |
| Median Salary | $79,200 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |