Chiropractic - a rewarding career path

Chiropractic training in New Zealand is a 5 year full time tertiary level education. This professional degree is a challenging and rewarding path for those who want to help others to function better and lead healthier lives.

Approximately 70 percent of active chiropractors are in solo practice. The remainder are in group practice or work for other chiropractors. A small number teach, conduct research at chiropractic institutions, or work in hospitals and clinics.

Job prospects are expected to be good for persons who enter the practice of chiropractic. Employment of chiropractors is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2008 as consumer demand for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) grows. Chiropractors emphasize the importance of healthy lifestyles and do not prescribe drugs or perform surgery.

As a result, chiropractic care is appealing to many health-conscious New Zealanders. Chiropractic care for back, neck, extremities, and other joint damage has become more accepted as a result of recent research and changing attitudes about CAM health care practices.

The rapidly expanding older population, with their increased likelihood of mechanical and structural problems, will also increase demand.