How to hire a chiropractor assistant

How to hire a chiropractor assistant, step by step

Here's a step-by-step chiropractor assistant hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a chiropractor assistant job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new chiropractor assistant
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a chiropractor assistant, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect chiropractor assistant also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list shows salaries for various types of chiropractor assistants.

   Type of Chiropractor Assistant	Description	Hourly rate
   Chiropractor Assistant	Chiropractors treat patients with health problems of the neuromusculoskeletal system, which includes nerves, bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. They use spinal adjustments and manipulation, and other techniques to manage patients’ health concerns, such as back and neck pain.	$12-19
   Chiropractor	A chiropractor is a healthcare professional who provides care and relief to patients with neuromusculoskeletal problems by re-aligning the spine and adjusting other joints. Your duties typically include working with patients on their lifestyle, guiding them on nutrition, exercise, and sleeping habits, and evaluating patients' condition based on their medical history and symptoms... Show more	$16-39

2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Patients
   • Physical Therapy
   • Front Desk
   • Scheduling Patient Appointments
   • Patient Care
   • Traction
   • Vital Signs
   • Insurance Verification
   • Patient Flow
   • DR
   • Patient Charts
   • Blood Pressure
   • Exam Rooms
   • Insurance Forms

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage front of office staff; including scheduling, payroll, inventory and proper implementation of office compliance manual.
   • Provide customer service to patients by scheduling appointments and acting as a liaison on insurance coverage availability.
   • Handle administrative office duties essentially answering phones, scheduling appointments, registering new patients and maintaining insurance benefits.
   • Communicate with insurance companies, pain clinics, orthopedic groups, MRI facilities, and surgeons.
   • Process and submit payroll timely and accurately.
   • Perform physiotherapy and therapeutic ultrasound, as needed.

   More chiropractor assistant duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your chiropractor assistant job description helps attract top candidates to the position. A chiropractor assistant salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for a chiropractor assistant in Indiana may be lower than in Connecticut, and an entry-level chiropractor assistant usually earns less than a senior-level chiropractor assistant. Additionally, a chiropractor assistant with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average chiropractor assistant salary

   $15.73hourly

   $32,726 yearly

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   Entry-level chiropractor assistant salary

   $25,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 23, 2025

   Average chiropractor assistant salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	New York	$38,225	$18
   2	Texas	$37,650	$18
   3	Virginia	$36,017	$17
   4	North Carolina	$35,691	$17
   5	Maryland	$34,633	$17
   6	Arizona	$34,570	$17
   7	Minnesota	$34,496	$17
   8	Illinois	$34,350	$17
   9	California	$32,715	$16
   10	Florida	$31,787	$15
   11	Alabama	$31,396	$15
   12	South Dakota	$29,876	$14
   13	Utah	$29,828	$14
   14	Kansas	$28,378	$14
   15	Michigan	$25,627	$12
   16	Colorado	$25,534	$12
   17	Georgia	$22,276	$11
   18	Ohio	$20,346	$10

   Average chiropractor assistant salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Physicians Group Management	$36,443	$17.52
   2	United Health Centers Of The San Joaquin Valley	$35,739	$17.18	4
   3	Arizona Pain	$35,370	$17.00	5
   4	NorthLakes Community Clinic	$35,323	$16.98	2
   5	Path Medical	$34,878	$16.77	11
   6	Vitality	$34,828	$16.74	10
   7	Chiropractic First	$33,422	$16.07
   8	Xponential Fitness	$32,857	$15.80	2
   9	Absolute Health & Performance	$32,774	$15.76
   10	True North Holdings	$32,768	$15.75
   11	Decypher	$32,766	$15.75	1
   12	Dopps Chiropractic Clinics	$32,736	$15.74
   13	Complete Care	$32,688	$15.72	54
   14	100% Chiropractic	$32,679	$15.71	12
   15	Frontier Medicines	$32,625	$15.69
   16	Multi-Specialty HealthCare	$32,615	$15.68
   17	Metagenics	$32,598	$15.67
   18	town-center	$32,549	$15.65
   19	San Ysidro Health Center	$32,528	$15.64	2
   20	Chase Oaks Church	$32,384	$15.57

4. Writing a chiropractor assistant job description

   A good chiropractor assistant job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a chiropractor assistant job description:

   Chiropractor assistant job description example

   Shift: - Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8 am to 5 pm = 24 hours a week

   $500.00 Sign On Bonus!

   TrueCare is more than just a place to work; it feels like home. Sound like a fit? We'd love to hear from you!

   Position Summary:

   The Chiropractic Assistant is responsible for creating a friendly, welcoming and well-organized front office for patients and facilitating their flow through one of the TrueCare health centers. They are responsible for maintaining a professional and efficient environment for answering phone calls, addressing patient questions, registering new patients, scheduling appointments, updating records, calling patients, and collecting and posting fees.

   Qualifications :

   • High school diploma or equivalent.
   • One (1) year experience as a Chiropractic Assistant, Medical/Dental Receptionist or Administrative Assistant.
   • Computer proficiency, particularly with the Microsoft Office suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
   • Bilingual in Spanish

   
   

   At Truecare, we put your health first. Our compassionate team understands your needs and provides a heartfelt welcome to each and every person who walks through our doors.

   Visit truecare.org to learn more! Health Inside. Come in! Salud Adentro. Bienvenido!

   TrueCare is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

   
   
   

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right chiropractor assistant for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your chiropractor assistant job on Zippia to find and recruit chiropractor assistant candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as healthcarejobsite, health jobs nationwide, hospitalcareers, medreps.com.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit chiropractor assistants, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new chiropractor assistant

   Once you've selected the best chiropractor assistant candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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