Acupuncturists

The median annual salary for Acupuncturists in the US is $78,140.

The role is projected to grow 7% over the next decade (about as fast as average). Current US employment is approximately 15,300 workers.

The typical entry education is a Master's degree. Building a foundation in the top skills below will strengthen your application.

The most in-demand skills for this role include pathologies treated by acupuncture, complementary and alternative medicine, biomedicine, health care legislation, traditional Chinese medicine, human physiology. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives Acupuncturists a score of 0.30 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at low AI exposure — the role's core work resists current-generation automation. It's a comparatively AI-durable choice within its field.

Acupuncturists has high barrier to entry — highly gated — a graduate degree or extended training/apprenticeship is typically required.