Employment Opportunities

Acupuncturists are in demand. Where ever complementary services are offered, there is a potential space for an acupuncturist. Chiropractors, physiotherapists, massage therapists, naturopaths, and acupuncturists are all found working side by side in the best complementary medicine clinics around the world.

Acupuncturists are found in spa settings providing acupressure and reflexology treatments, as well as acupuncture treatments for weight loss and facial beauty.
Acupuncturists are found working in addiction centers and counselling offices providing auricular medicine. Acupuncturists are also teaming up with medical doctors in fertility clinics.

There is a great deal of flexibility in where and how acupuncturists can choose to practice.
Equipment needs are simple. Set up costs are minimal.

Acupuncturists may choose to work for other health-care practitioners, set up their own professional clinics or work out of home-based clinics and even mobile clinics.

More and more acupuncturists are finding their way into hospital settings. Acupuncture and TCM is a pillar of practice in all modern Chinese hospitals.
In China, medical doctors are also qualified acupuncturists and many doctors go on to earn masters and Phd degrees in acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Acupuncture and TCM is already practiced in many North American hospitals and is involved in many medical research projects. This integration of traditional and modern medicine is accelerating as research into the many benefits of acupuncture becomes better known.