Chiropractors manipulate joints, bones and soft tissue to help clients control pain or prevent injuries from re-occurring.
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37 to 39 a week (between 8am and 6pm)
You'll need:
You'll need to:
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:
You'll need to get paid or voluntary experience of working with a chiropractor before applying for a course.
You'll also find it useful to get experience of working in healthcare.
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.
As a chiropractor you could:
You could work in a therapy clinic.
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