Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
Chiropractors
Assess, treat, and care for patients by manipulation of spine and musculoskeletal system. May provide spinal adjustment or address sacral or pelvic misalignment.
Also called: Chiropractic Doctor (DC), Chiropractic Neurologist, Chiropractic Physician
- Median pay in Greater Boston
- $75,940
- $36.51/hr
- Jobs in Greater Boston
- 570
- Massachusetts 2024–2034
- +4.1%
- 50 openings a year
- Typical U.S. entry requirement
- Doctoral or professional degree
Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.
Pay range in Greater Boston
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $51,450 | $73,300 | $75,940 | $130,880 | $161,890 |
10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.
What you’d do
- 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.
- Diagnose health problems by reviewing patients' health and medical histories, questioning, observing, and examining patients and interpreting x-rays.
- Evaluate the functioning of the neuromuscularskeletal system and the spine using systems of chiropractic diagnosis.
- Maintain accurate case histories of patients.
- Consult with or refer patients to appropriate health practitioners when necessary.
AI and this job
AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.
Moderate exposure47 of 100
The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:
- AIOE 41
- Language-model AIOE 49
- GPTs-are-GPTs 52
Observed AI use today: Little or none (Anthropic Economic Index)
Chiropractors have a moderate level of AI exposure, but observed AI use in this field is little or none. AI tools could help with patient histories, records, and reading x-rays. The hands-on spinal adjustments and in-person exams rely on the chiropractor's skill. Massachusetts is projected to add about 4.1% more of these jobs by 2034.
Likely to change
- Recording and organizing patient histories
- Supporting x-ray review and case notes
Still relies on people
- Hands-on spinal and joint adjustments
- Examining and talking with patients in person
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