Occupations/29-1299.01
Naturopathic Physicians
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases using a system of practice that is based on the natural healing capacity of individuals. May use physiological, psychological or mechanical methods. May also use natural medicines, prescription or legend drugs, foods, herbs, or other natural remedies.
Usually a graduate or professional degree.
AI automation risk
25%
More resilient
Human characteristics
76%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
30%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Document patients' histories, including identifying data, chief complaints, illnesses, previous medical or family histories, or psychosocial characteristics.
- Mostly human
Educate patients about health care management.
- Mostly human
Advise patients about therapeutic exercise and nutritional medicine regimens.
The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.
Core tasks
- 01Document patients' histories, including identifying data, chief complaints, illnesses, previous medical or family histories, or psychosocial characteristics.
- 02Educate patients about health care management.
- 03Advise patients about therapeutic exercise and nutritional medicine regimens.
- 04Conduct physical examinations and physiological function tests for diagnostic purposes.
- 05Administer, dispense, or prescribe natural medicines, such as food or botanical extracts, herbs, dietary supplements, vitamins, nutraceuticals, and amino acids.
- 06Interview patients to document symptoms and health histories.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.64
- Degree of automation1.64
- Time sitting3.83
- Originality (ability)3.25
- Conflict situations3.16
- Hands-on objects/tools2.62
- Outdoors / weather1.08
- Disease exposure4.36
- Decision freedom4.68
Top abilities
- Problem Sensitivity4.25
- Oral Expression4.12
- Inductive Reasoning4.12
- Deductive Reasoning4.12
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Speech Recognition4.00
- Speech Clarity4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.25
- Active Listening4.12
- Writing4.00
- Speaking4.12
- Mathematics2.75
- Science3.12
- Critical Thinking4.12
- Active Learning3.75
- Learning Strategies3.38
- Monitoring3.38
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 13 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN · Public | Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, General 51.3300 | $5,900 | 100% | 28% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 51.33 |
Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN · Public | Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, General 51.3300 | $6,200 | 100% | 33% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Ridgewater College Willmar, MN · Public | Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, General 51.3300 | $6,100 | 100% | 36% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, MN · Public | Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, General 51.3300 | $6,000 | 100% | 37% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park, MN · Public | Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, General 51.3300 | $5,900 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN · Public | Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, General 51.3300 | $13,400 | 68% | 73% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA · Public | Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, General 51.3300 | $17,400 | 64% | 83% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Graduate certificate · CIP 51.33 |
Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN · Public | Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, General 51.3300 | $6,300 | 100% | 48% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Lake Superior College Duluth, MN · Public | Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, General 51.3300 | $5,900 | 100% | 38% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH · Public | Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, General 51.3300 | $4,800 | 100% | 25% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Macomb Community College Warren, MI · Public | Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, General 51.3300 | $4,200 | 100% | 22% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Concordia University-Saint Paul St. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, General 51.3300 | $25,000 | 69% | 55% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |