Chinese (Oriental)
Medicine
Duties and
Responsibilities: An oriental
medicine practitioner gives treatments to patients to identify a pattern of
energetic imbalance within patient. It also redresses that disagreement through
a variation of therapies. Some types of therapies
may include acupuncture needling, cupping, acupressure, and other exercises
like the tai ji and qi gong, and Chinese herbal preparations.
Salary: The
annual median salary for Chinese medicine clinicians is $46,653.
Education: Four
years of training for oriental medicine programs are required as well as a
master degree. Also you are mandatory to be licensed in order to practice it.
Reflection: I don’t
think I want to be a Chinese Oriental Medicine practitioner because I don’t want
to have a career in medicine. A lot of people want that path of life but I want
career with creativity where I can make art with my hands, feet, or mouth.
