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Other Energy & Bio-Based Therapies

Any instructional program in alternative, complementary, and somatic health and therapeutic services not listed above (bioenergetics, cranio-sacral therapy, Therapeutic Touch, Qi Gong, and others).

What Other Energy & Bio-Based Therapies Majors Need to Know

Coursework for Other Energy & Bio-Based Therapies emphasize a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that Other Energy & Bio-Based Therapies graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

This major prepares you for careers needing Other Energy & Bio-Based Therapies emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• Medicine and Dentistry — Importance 4.6 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• English Language — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Customer and Personal Service — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5.3 / 7.
• Psychology — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Biology — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

The skill set built by a Other Energy & Bio-Based Therapies program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Active Listening — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Speaking — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Social Perceptiveness — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.

Abilities

Abilities most relevant to Other Energy & Bio-Based Therapies careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Problem Sensitivity — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Oral Expression — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Inductive Reasoning — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Deductive Reasoning — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, Other Energy & Bio-Based Therapies graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Documenting/Recording Information	4.7 / 7
Assisting and Caring for Others	4.7 / 7
Getting Information	4.6 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.5 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.2 / 7
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others	4.2 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.2 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.1 / 7
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public	4.1 / 7
Analyzing Data or Information	4.0 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by Other Energy & Bio-Based Therapies professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	—
MAX Systems Max-Gold Medical Clinic Software	Medical software	—
Therapeutic orthoptic software	Medical software	—
HTS Vision CVS2	Eye tracking software	—
SeeRite Flash and Match	Computer based training software	—
Computer perceptual processing software	Computer based training software	—
Computer Aided Vision Therapy CAVT	Medical software	—
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	—
HTS Vision HTS2 Computerized Binocular Home Eye Exercise System	Eye tracking software	—
Email software	Electronic mail software	—
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	—
Eye Tracking Exercises Enterprises Track with Letters	Eye tracking software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for Other Energy & Bio-Based Therapies graduates include:

• Naturopathic Doctor
• Naturopath
• Kinesiologist
• Clinical Fellow
• Magnetic Healer
• Diagnostician
• County Health Officer
• Emergency Medicine Specialist
• Heart Specialist
• Medical Specialist
• Occupational Medicine Specialist
• Flight Surgeon
• Corrective and Manual Arts Therapist
• Pulmonary Disease Specialist
• Sanipractic Physician

What Can You Do With a Other Energy & Bio-Based Therapies Degree?

Graduates with a degree in Other Energy & Bio-Based Therapies commonly enter the following occupations:

Occupation	Job Growth	Median Salary	25th–75th Pctile
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	1.0%	$138,809	$116,859–$160,758
Orthoptists	4.8%	$135,811	$108,351–$163,270
Naturopathic Physicians	6.6%	$138,086	$113,456–$162,716

^{Job-growth = projected employment change for the parent occupation. Source: ONET / BLS Employment Projections.*}

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to Other Energy & Bio-Based Therapies graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Doctoral degree	45.2%
Post-baccalaureate certificate	41.6%
Bachelor’s degree	3.8%
First professional degree	3.8%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	1.9%
Master’s degree	1.9%
Post-doctoral training	1.9%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

How Much Do Other Energy & Bio-Based Therapies Graduates Earn?

College Scorecard reports median earnings of Other Energy & Bio-Based Therapies graduates 1, 4, and 5 years after completion. Wages typically rise steadily as graduates gain experience and move into mid-career roles.

Years Out	Median Earnings
1 year	$16,376

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	Annual Degrees Awarded
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	1,485
Holistic/Integrative Health	481
Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy	235
Ayurvedic Medicine/Ayurveda	141
Energy and Biologically Based Therapies	121
Herbalism/Herbalist	113
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, Other	107
Direct Entry Midwifery	74
Alternative and Complementary Medical Support Services, Other	52
Aromatherapy	8
Polarity Therapy	—
Reiki	—

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.