Career roadmap
How to become an Acupuncturist
What you would actually do
The tasks that make up the work of an Acupuncturist, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies.
- Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
- Follow protocols or regulations for healthcare activities.
- Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.
- Train patients, family members, or caregivers in techniques for managing disabilities or illnesses.
- Advise patients on effects of health conditions or treatments.
- Record patient medical histories.
- Examine patients to assess general physical condition.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Active Listening3.9/5
- Critical Thinking3.8/5
- Social Perceptiveness3.8/5
- Service Orientation3.6/5
- Speaking3.5/5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.5/5
- Reading Comprehension3.4/5
- Monitoring3.3/5
- Writing3.1/5
- Active Learning3.1/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix measured for an Acupuncturist — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Social5.7/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
- Investigative5.3/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Realistic4.6/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
- Conventional3.1/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Artistic2.1/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
- Enterprising1.8/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
