For nearly twelve years I have been answering questions from persons interested in more information regarding chiropractic and chiropractor schooling requirements. I am not offering advice on which schools to attend, not in this article. I have not been paid by any 3rd party for any of the content I am providing here. The information you will read here is the most current and accurate data (that I know of) regarding this topic. The majority of source information for this topic comes from the Occupational Outlook Handbook (2006) which is published by the U.S. Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Rather than make assumptions, spin data and provide false information, I have posted the text exactly as I received it, thanks in part to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This provides us with a true source of reliable information. To further clarify, I have used the term BLS (for Bureau of Labor Statistics) to differentiate from my own comments which are preceded by the term Thoughts.

My own personal thoughts and insights are in part based on my experience of 12 plus years being in direct contact and communication with several thousand doctors of chiropractic who are in the field practicing, relationships with three current chiropractic college presidents, numerous post graduate professors, educators, practice management consultants and mentors.

Before we address this topic let me say that I have been there. I attended and graduated chiropractic college. I attended prechiropractic college. I've taken State and National boards. I struggled, I saved, I borrowed, and I paid my own way through school. I did so no differently than thousands of other DCs I interact with regularly. In future articles we will get into more specifics and details of chiropractic schooling and practice. The purpose of this article is to bring you the most recent data on the topic of chiropractic practice.

So just what is the United States Department of Labor currently saying about the practice of chiropractic?

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