Job description

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.

• Interview patients to document symptoms and health histories.
• Document patients’ histories, including identifying data, chief complaints, illnesses, previous medical or family histories, or psychosocial characteristics.
• Administer, dispense, or prescribe natural medicines, such as food or botanical extracts, herbs, dietary supplements, vitamins, nutraceuticals, and amino acids.
• Advise patients about therapeutic exercise and nutritional medicine regimens.

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Salary

Naturopathic Physicians with little to no experience tend to make between $40910 and $56180 while the more experienced ones can earn over $109610 per year.

One of the easiest ways to increase your salary as a Naturopathic Physician is to move to a higher paying state like MD. Right now, the highest paying states for Naturopathic Physicians are MD, DC, GA, LA and NC.

However, a higher pay at MD doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the living expenses at MD might be twice as high than where you are currently at now.

Three other factors that can increase your salary as a Naturopathic Physician is the degree you hold, the industry you work in, and lastly the company you work for.

Requirements

We asked other Naturopathic Physicians what degree they had when they got the job and most of them said they had a PhD followed by a Post-Doctoral Training.

Other than that, we also asked them what did they major in and here are the most popular majors that came up.

Pros and Cons

Here are some of the pros and cons of being a Naturopathic Physician.

What is the job like

74% of Naturopathic Physicians said they were satisfied with their job and 82% said they feel like their job is making other people’s lives better.

Is this right for me

You can read more about these career personality types here.

People who are suitable for this job tends to like working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. They like searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally..

They also like working with, communicating with, and teaching people. They like helping or providing service to others.

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