How much do Message Therapists gross per year?
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It will depend on a lot of things. If you are working at a spa or chiropractor you won't get to keep all that they charge but if you run your own buisness you will.
I worked at a spa 20-25 hours a week (I tried doing more hours but would get overuse injuries. Be careful about this, if you hurt yourself you can't work!) and made about 20K that year. I ended up getting another job on the side to make ends meet.
I liked the spa job because I didn't have to have as much buisness sense as people who opened up their own practice, I didn't have to worry about attracting coustomers as the spa did that for me. If you are good at marketing yourself, then maybe opening up your own place (with a few classmates maybe?) might be a good option for you
I have heard that guys have a harder time making a living because a lot of women (and men too!) are uncomfortable with the idea of a man giving them a massage. Not sure how much this would impact pay, but men certainly won't make more than women, like they do in a lot of other fields.
I'm not a MT anymore, I still have my certification but I decided I would rather persue it as a hobby than as a career. It was a fantastic job while I was in college, but once I got out I realized that this wasn't a reasonable career for me to have my whole life. I am glad I did it though.
My advice is: if you can find a job that covers your insurance TAKE IT, even if it doesn't pay as well. It was a pain in the butt having to pay for it on my own especially since I ended up developing some injuries from doing so much bodywork.
Good luck with you studies and finding a job!
Don't know how much message therapist make. But I think massage therapist make a good living.
Why would a woman not want a man to give her massage therapy??? That would be better than watching my "pool boy" clean the pool! Maybe i should enroll my hubby in massage therapy...sounds exciting to me..lol! All kidding aside..google..massage therapy salary...you should get some sort of idea from there!
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