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- #1 In Job Growth
The Health Care profession will experience an 80% growth rate in the next decade (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
- Income Range
Varies according to employment status as a sole proprietor/employee
- Employment Opportunities
Licensed Massage Therapists (LMT's) are employed at private massage clinics, chiropractic and pain management centers, physician's offices, hospitals and wellness centers, day spas, corporations, resorts and hotels performing both medical and relaxation/therapeutic massage.
- Be Your Own Boss
Flexible Hours. Control the hours you want to work. Work for a variety of businesses.
- High Demand
Millions of dollars are spent locally for development of Health and Wellness Centers incorporating massage
Approximately 47 million Americans received a massage within the past year. (American Massage Therapy Association. Consumer survey - 2005).
- On the Cutting Edge of Preventative Medicine
The medical community has accepted massage therapy as a viable treatment of stress and other disorders.
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Don't just take our word on it... here is what the experts are saying about Massage Therapy
"The healing power of a simple massage is so great that it deserves to be an integral part of medicine and health care."
(Dr Mark Bricklin, Editor, Prevention, America's Leading Health Magazine, February 1996)
"Research has shown that getting short daily massages increases growth rate of premature infants by 50%."
(Touch Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine)
"Massage reduces production of specific stress hormones and improves the functioning of the immune system."
(Maria Hernandez-Reif, Director of Massage Studies, TRI)
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