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