Acupuncture

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Duties and Responsibilities:  Acupuncture is the stimulation of specific acupuncture along the skin of the body penetrating by thin needles, or the application of heat, laser light or pressure. They also use needle insertion, cupping therapy, and moxibustion. It aims for different conditions but it is most likely used to relief pain.

Salary: 75, 000- 80,000

Education: Undergraduate degree, associate degree, 1,500-2,000 hours of acupuncture training and take 3-4 years to complete. Graduates must pass the certification exam NCCAOM and any additional state requirement.  

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why or why not?

 I wouldn't want to become a acupuncture therapists because your risking someone’s life, for example, you can accidentally poke something else. Or you can even make the pain worse than it was.