| Area | Year | Period | Hourly Mean | Hourly by Percentile |
| 25th | Median | 75th |
| California | 2012 | 1st Qtr | $39.96 | $22.31 | $32.90 | $51.44 |
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| Area | Estimated Year-Projected Year | Employment | Employment Change | Annual Avg Openings |
| Estimated | Projected | Number | Percent |
| California | 2010 - 2020 | 4,500 | 5,400 | 900 | 20.0 | 180 |
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| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| Insert needles to provide acupuncture treatment. |
| Maintain and follow standard quality, safety, environmental and infection control policies and procedures. |
| Adhere to local, state and federal laws, regulations and statutes. |
| Identify correct anatomical and proportional point locations based on patients` anatomy and positions, contraindications, and precautions related to treatments such as intradermal needles, moxibution, electricity, guasha, and bleeding. |
| Maintain detailed and complete records of health care plans and prognoses. |
| Analyze physical findings and medical histories to make diagnoses according to Oriental medicine traditions. |
| Treat patients using tools such as needles, cups, ear balls, seeds, pellets, and nutritional supplements. |
| Develop individual treatment plans and strategies. |
| Evaluate treatment outcomes and recommend new or altered treatments as necessary to further promote, restore, or maintain health. |
| Collect medical histories and general health and life style information from patients. |
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| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others` reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| Science - Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
| Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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| Top Abilities (Attributes of the person that influence performance in this job.) |
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| Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
| Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
| Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
| Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
| Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
| Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
| Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
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| Top Work Values (Aspects of this job that create satisfaction.) |
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| Achievement - Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. |
| Relationships - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. |
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| Data for Interests not available. |
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