Chiropractors generally work 40 hours a week. They can set their hours, but they usually adjust their hours to meet patients' needs, including availability on evenings and weekends. Group practice has the advantage of continuing chiropractic services when chiropractors take turns for holidays. Earnings vary with the number of hours worked, the number of years in practice, location and other factors. This may be affected in the future, depending on the degree to which the provincial government pays for chiropractic services.
Chiropractors are a very small occupational group.
Employment in B.C. was 640 in 1998, up from 490 in 1990. This suggests a steady demand for chiropractic services and employment demand for chiropractors. This occupation generally is not affected by the ups and downs of the economy nor by seasons. Chiropractors are located all over the province, generally reflecting the distribution of the population. This is a very small occupational group, and the total number of job openings between 1998 and 2008 is estimated at 140, or an average of 14 openings per year.