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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

29-1011 Chiropractors

Assess, treat, and care for patients by manipulation of spine and musculoskeletal system. May provide spinal adjustment or address sacral or pelvic misalignment.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
35,010 2.5 % $40.87 $85,010 1.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $16.97 $25.38 $33.82 $47.00 $70.90
Annual Wage (2) $35,290 $52,800 $70,340 $97,760 $147,480


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 32,630 3.41 $40.31 $83,840
Offices of Physicians 1,410 0.05 $50.87 $105,800
Outpatient Care Centers 190 0.02 $46.20 $96,100
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 150 0.00 $46.19 $96,080

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 32,630 3.41 $40.31 $83,840
Offices of Physicians 1,410 0.05 $50.87 $105,800
Outpatient Care Centers 190 0.02 $46.20 $96,100
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 150 0.00 $46.19 $96,080

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians 1,410 0.05 $50.87 $105,800
Employment Services (8) (8) $48.47 $100,810
Outpatient Care Centers 190 0.02 $46.20 $96,100
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 150 (7) $46.19 $96,080
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services (8) (8) $45.68 $95,020


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 3,250 0.19 0.78 $34.56 $71,890
Florida 2,750 0.31 1.31 $45.81 $95,290
Texas 2,230 0.18 0.75 $43.98 $91,470
Illinois 1,790 0.30 1.24 $41.81 $86,960
New York 1,550 0.16 0.68 $39.79 $82,760




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Dakota 260 0.62 2.60 $37.75 $78,520
Montana 270 0.58 2.41 $25.01 $52,020
Nebraska 550 0.56 2.37 $33.44 $69,560
Iowa 790 0.51 2.15 $33.65 $69,980
Alaska 150 0.48 2.00 $38.02 $79,080




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 190 0.11 0.47 $61.14 $127,180
Washington 940 0.28 1.19 $59.00 $122,730
New Jersey 810 0.20 0.83 $58.20 $121,060
Ohio 1,420 0.26 1.09 $53.83 $111,960
Hawaii 80 0.13 0.53 $52.43 $109,050





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,680 0.17 0.73 $48.22 $100,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,490 0.24 1.00 $32.25 $67,090
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,240 0.27 1.11 $44.15 $91,830
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 880 0.45 1.87 $43.78 $91,060
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 790 0.22 0.91 $44.95 $93,490
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 670 0.24 1.02 $28.80 $59,900
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 670 0.31 1.32 $32.12 $66,810
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 660 0.33 1.37 (8) (8)
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 650 0.25 1.04 $46.57 $96,860
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 650 0.54 2.26 $31.94 $66,430




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Fond du Lac, WI 40 0.80 3.37 $27.51 $57,220
Farmington, NM 40 0.76 3.17 (8) (8)
Bismarck, ND 50 0.76 3.19 $34.05 $70,830
Fargo, ND-MN 100 0.75 3.14 $36.13 $75,140
Eau Claire, WI 60 0.71 2.96 $48.13 $100,110
Bend-Redmond, OR 60 0.71 2.96 $39.39 $81,930
Anchorage, AK 120 0.67 2.82 $39.58 $82,320
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 60 0.66 2.78 $24.01 $49,930
Johnstown, PA 30 0.66 2.76 $31.61 $65,740
Appleton, WI 80 0.66 2.79 $37.31 $77,600




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Toledo, OH 40 0.15 0.62 $77.08 $160,330
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 200 0.18 0.77 $71.91 $149,580
Reno, NV 50 0.19 0.79 $67.43 $140,260
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL (8) (8) (8) $65.20 $135,620
Evansville, IN-KY 70 0.42 1.77 $62.01 $128,980
Urban Honolulu, HI 60 0.13 0.53 $60.41 $125,660
Raleigh, NC 180 0.28 1.19 $59.50 $123,770
Columbus, OH 300 0.29 1.20 $56.26 $117,010
Akron, OH 80 0.24 1.02 $56.14 $116,770
Rapid City, SD 40 0.57 2.39 $54.17 $112,680

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 160 0.41 1.70 $25.96 $54,000
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 140 0.64 2.71 $22.55 $46,900
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 120 0.59 2.48 $32.54 $67,690
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 100 0.74 3.09 $23.06 $47,960
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 100 0.91 3.83 $34.94 $72,660

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 100 0.91 3.83 $34.94 $72,660
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 100 0.74 3.09 $23.06 $47,960
West Montana nonmetropolitan area 50 0.65 2.72 $25.80 $53,650
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 140 0.64 2.71 $22.55 $46,900
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 50 0.64 2.67 $24.91 $51,810

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Ohio non-metropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $82.54 $171,680
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 60 0.23 0.95 $57.16 $118,890
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 80 0.29 1.23 $51.58 $107,290
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 40 0.21 0.90 $49.20 $102,340
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 60 0.43 1.81 $47.52 $98,830


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020