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Table 1 VHA chiropractor employee workforce trends

From: Characteristics and productivity of the chiropractic workforce of the Veterans Health Administration

FY

2016

2017

2018

2019

Total DCs

102

107

131

167

FTE

92.2

97.4

122.5

159.2

Female DCs

20 (19.6%)

21 (19.6%)

25 (19.1%)

42 (25.1%)

White DCs**

90 (88.2%)

94 (87.9%)

114 (87.0%)

132 (79.0%)

Veteran DCs

19 (18.6%)

21 (19.6%)

31 (23.7%)

34 (20.4%)

Mean age, years

46.6

47

46.5

45.9

Mean years in VHA

4.6

5.2

5.4

5.2

Mean annual salary

$99,980

$101,998

$104,739

$104,959

  1. VHA Veterans Health Administration, DC doctor of chiropractic, FY fiscal year, wRVU work relative value unit, MCG Medical Complexity Grouping, FTE full-time equivalent
  2. **Based on race/ethnicity categories: white, Asian, Black, Hispanic, or other