Acupuncturists

People in this career often have these skills:

• 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.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

• 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.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Therapy and Counseling - Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
• Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

• Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

People in this career often have talent in:

• 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.
• 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 that there is a problem.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies.
• Follow protocols or regulations for healthcare activities.
• Treat patients using alternative medical procedures.
• Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
• 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.
• Prepare medications or medical solutions.
• Treat patients using physical therapy techniques.
• Evaluate treatment options to guide medical decisions.
• Evaluate patient outcomes to determine effectiveness of treatments.
• Prescribe treatments or therapies.

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• Nurse Midwives

• Physical Therapists

• Physician Assistants

• Occupational Therapists

• Genetic Counselors

• Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists

• Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

• Patient Representatives

• Healthcare Social Workers