Chiropractic is a complementary and alternative health care profession with the purpose of diagnosing and treating mechanical disorders of the spine and musculoskeletal system with the intention of affecting the nervous system and improving health. It is based on the premise that a spinal joint dysfunction can interfere with the nervous system and result in many different conditions of diminished health.

• Job prospects should be good; employment is expected to increase faster than average as consumer demand for alternative health care grows.
• Chiropractors must be licensed, requiring 2 to 4 years of undergraduate education, the completion of a 4-year chiropractic college course, and passing scores on national and State examinations.
• About 58 percent of chiropractors are self-employed.
• Earnings are relatively low in the beginning, but increase as the practice grows.