The Massage Therapy Field- Beating the Economy.
I rarely feel ahead of the crowd. Let me give you some examples: Only started texting 2 years ago. Up until 3 months ago I had no idea what blog was. Stopped wearing my 80’s clothes somewhere around the late 90’s. Thought myspace was a movie. My point? I finally got ahead of the crowd. Yes, I completely love being a massage therapist and it’s also the up and coming frontier. Being in this industry I completely feel like we are pulling ahead of the crowd and making our way to better money and careers. I have felt this way for the past couple years but I have the statistics to confirm my beliefs.
According to MSN and Career Builders Best Part-Time Jobs for 2009
· Employment for massage therapists is expected to increase 20 percent from 2006 to 2016.
· Job growth for massage therapists is expected to be faster than average with very good job prospects, particularly for those seeking part-time work. Salary: $19.39/hour**
If you read the article you will see that this is higher then every other job listed except librarian. Interesting too is that I know tons of massage therapists and everyone I know makes way more then that, between $45.00 to $95.00 an hour. (in this area)
If you want to really wrap your mind around it the AMTA published this:
- The average annual income for a massage therapist (including tips) who provides 15 hours of massage per week is $30,000, compared to $28,170 for full-time health-care support workers; $27,190 for full-time medical assistants and $23,290 for occupational therapist aides.
- Charging an average of $60 for one hour of massage.
- Earning an average wage of $39 an hour (including tip) for all massage related work.
My ultimate point? Do what you love and make great money doing it. This economy calls for being smart and getting the best job possible. It’s all about low over-head and high returns. This job is the epitome of that notion. I can only speak for myself but I love this profession and what it means to me and my clients. For me freedom, compassion, giving, receiving, and healing. For them support, kindness, relief from discomfort, a place to let it go and be okay with that notion. I can’t put a price on that, but my monthly bills require me to put a price on something, so I get the best of both worlds.
Tags: Massage wages.
Jessica
