How to hire chiropractors
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Job description template
Copy it, fill in the brackets, and remove anything that does not fit your job. Keep only must-haves you would really turn someone away for.
[Job title] at [Company name] [City, State] · [Full-time / Part-time] · [Pay range] About the role [Two or three sentences about your team, the work and why it matters.] What you will do • Advise patients about recommended courses of treatment. • Consult with or refer patients to appropriate health practitioners when necessary. • Counsel patients about nutrition, exercise, sleeping habits, stress management, or other matters. • 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. • Obtain and record patients' medical histories. • Perform a series of manual adjustments to the spine or other articulations of the body to correct the musculoskeletal system. What you bring • [Required license, certification or years of experience, if any] • [Education, only if you truly need it. Typical to start in this job: Doctoral or professional degree] • Strong active listening, speaking, critical thinking, reading comprehension, writing and active learning skills • Working knowledge of medicine and dentistry, customer and personal service, biology and therapy and counseling • [Anything else you would really turn someone away for] Pay and benefits [Pay range]. For reference, the U.S. median for this job is $38.08 an hour ($79,200 a year). [Benefits, schedule and anything else candidates should know.] How to apply [Apply on JAI Bot. Every applicant hears back.]
Interview questions for chiropractors
Ask every candidate the same questions, in the same order, and write down what they say. Questions about past work show what someone has actually done.
- Tell me about a time you had to advise patients about recommended courses of treatment. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to consult with or refer patients to appropriate health practitioners when necessary. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to counsel patients about nutrition, exercise, sleeping habits, stress management, or other matters. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to diagnose health problems by reviewing patients' health and medical histories, questioning, observing, and examining patients and interpreting x-rays. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to understand a request or problem that was explained poorly. How did you make sure you got it right?
- Explain something technical from your last job as you would to a new coworker.
- Describe a decision at work where the obvious answer was wrong. How did you work out the better choice?
- Why this job, and why now? What would make you stay here for the long term?
Good answers name a real situation, what the person did themselves and what happened. Avoid questions about age, family plans, religion, health, national origin or anything else unrelated to the job.
What chiropractors do
- Advise patients about recommended courses of treatment.
- Consult with or refer patients to appropriate health practitioners when necessary.
- Counsel patients about nutrition, exercise, sleeping habits, stress management, or other matters.
- 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.
- Obtain and record patients' medical histories.
- Perform a series of manual adjustments to the spine or other articulations of the body to correct the musculoskeletal system.
Skills that matter most
Education, experience and outlook for chiropractors
- Typical education to start: Doctoral or professional degree (BLS)
- Related work experience most have: 1 to 2 years (O*NET)
- Job outlook: +8.7% over ten years, much faster than average · about 2,600 openings a year (BLS)
What to pay chiropractors
Pay depends a lot on where the job is. Highest and lowest median yearly pay by state:
| State | Median yearly pay |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | $134,990 |
| New York | $120,950 |
| Washington | $104,070 |
| Arizona | $100,260 |
| North Carolina | $91,540 |
| Missouri | $65,090 |
| Georgia | $61,660 |
| Kansas | $57,600 |
See chiropractors pay in every state
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Post a job freePay by areaJob duties and skills: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Interview questions and the job description template: JAI Bot, based on the duties and skills above.