Acupuncture
Duties and Responsibilities: Acupuncture professionals are trained
to treat the patient as an entire individual instead of a certain illness or
disease. Also the ones that practice this help patients achieve balance and
wellness throughout their lives. Also
they have to be able to have the skills to do marketing, bookkeeping, managing
an office and maintaining a positive relationship with the clients to be able
to be in this occupation.
Salary: Median annual salary is $69310 but salary could vary
depending on experience.
Education: Acupuncturists have to have a master’s degree or a post-baccalaureate
certificate from schools accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture
and Oriental Medicine. They also require 2,000 hours of acupuncture training
which could take up to 3-4 years to complete.
Reflection: I don’t think I would like to be one because it’s
sticking needles into someone and everyone makes mistakes so I may hurt the
person in some way. I also don’t like needles so I don’t think I won’t be able
to stand doing that more than a week.
