Acupuncturists

Detailed Occupation

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2020 Workforce
13.2k
Average Age
47.6
Average Salary
$58,950
Average Male Salary
$66,324
Average Female Salary
$54,325

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Acupuncturists are most often employed by the Offices of other health practitioners industry. The average yearly wage for Acupuncturists was $58,950 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Acupuncturists by wage are Firstline supervisors of office & administrative support workers, Court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and Other engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Acupuncturists and on wages and locations for those in the field. Offices of other health practitioners is the industry that employs the most Acupuncturists, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Acupuncturists, by average wage, is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals. Acupuncturists are paid most in Orangetown, Clarkstown (South) & Ramapo (Southeast) Towns PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Portland City (Central East) PUMA, OR.

Yearly Wage

$58,950
AVERAGE SALARY
± $12,622

In 2020, Acupuncturists earned an average of $58,950, $2,996 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Firstline supervisors of office & administrative support workers make somewhat more than Acupuncturists while Court reporters and simultaneous captioners make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Acupuncturists as measured by average annual salary in the US.

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Wage Distribution

0.46
WAGE GINI

In 2019, Acupuncturists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.46, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Acupuncturists (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS
  1. Orangetown, Clarkstown (South) & Ramapo (Southeast) Towns PUMA, NY
  2. Orangetown, Clarkstown (South) & Ramapo (Southeast) Towns PUMA, NY
  3. Orangetown, Clarkstown (South) & Ramapo (Southeast) Towns PUMA, NY

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Acupuncturists.

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Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Acupuncturists
  1. Portland City (North & Northeast) PUMA, OR
  2. Inner Mission & Castro PUMA, CA
  3. Portland City (Central East) PUMA, OR

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Acupuncturists.

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Most Common

The most common industries employing Acupuncturists, by number of employees, are Offices of other health practitioners, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Outpatient care centers, Other health care services, Offices of physicians, and Offices of chiropractors.

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Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Acupuncturists, by average wage, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Offices of physicians, and Other health care services.

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Industries by Share

13.2k
2020 Workforce
± 2,820
6.94%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 28.7%

The number of people employed as Acupuncturists has been growing at a rate of 6.94%, from 12,342 people in 2019 to 13,198 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Acupuncturists employed by various industries. Offices of other health practitioners employs the largest share of Acupuncturists at  77.2%, followed by General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 6% and Outpatient care centers with 5.49%.

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Demographic information on Acupuncturists in the US. The average age of male Acupuncturists in the workforce is 49.9 and of female Acupuncturists is 46.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Acupuncturists is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

5.09k
MALE WORKFORCE
± 1,751
8.11k
FEMALE WORKFORCE
± 2,211

61.5% of Acupuncturists are Female, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Acupuncturists.

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Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Acupuncturists
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
  3. White (Hispanic)

60.5% of Acupuncturists are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 28.6% of Acupuncturists, Asian (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Acupuncturists.

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Age by Sex

49.9
AVERAGE MALE AGE
± 3.8
46.2
AVERAGE FEMALE AGE
± 3.28

The median age of Acupuncturists is 47.6, and Male employees are generally 3.74 years older than than their Female counterparts.

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Data on higher education choices for Acupuncturists from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Acupuncturists is Health but a relatively high number of Acupuncturists hold a major in Cultural & Gender Studies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
MOST COMMON MAJORS
  1. Health
  2. Social Sciences
  3. Psychology
MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS
  1. Cultural & Gender Studies
  2. Health
  3. Language & Linguistics
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