How to choose the massage school that is best for you.
Your career in massage starts with choosing the massage school that will best meet your needs for time and money spent. You will need to be able to pass the licensing requirements in your state which usually is to pass the Massage and…
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Massage Therapist Salary
How much you make as a massage therapist depends on the area you live and the skills you have to negotiate a job in massage or to start and run your own massage business. Currently, massage therapists are in high demand which means…
Massage Licensing Laws
In order to become a massage therapist in the US, you will need to become a licensed massage therapist at least in most states. Only a few states still do not have licensing requirements at this time like Minnesota, Wyoming, Vermont. California has…
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2024 State of the Massage Therapy Profession
This was created by Julie onofrio LMT and is my personal opinion based on my 35 years of professional massage practice and advocacy work for the massage profession. Massage therapy is increasingly popular in the US sought after for pain and stress relief with more people consulting doctors for referrals. The profession is expected to…
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Challenges for massage therapists and getting through them.
Creating content for a website about careers in massage and working as a massage therapist involves addressing a range of challenges that professionals in this field may face. Here are 50 problems along with content suggestions that could help solve or mitigate these issues: Emotional Problems Burnout: Many will talk about burnout in the massage…
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The State of the Massage Profession 2023: The Impact of the IMpact.
The Interstate Massage Compact (IMpact) has clearly shown us what the major issues are in the massage therapy profession. If you are not familiar with the IMpact, you might want to catch up. The short version is that this is a program started by the Department of Defense who wants the members of the military…
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Massage Therapy: Profession or Industry?
A profession is a job that involves complex work, education, training, and certifications. Professions are usually intellectual and require a university degree. Some examples of professions include: Doctors, Lawyers, Accountants, Economists, Professors, Teachers, Librarians, Architects.A trade is a manual job that requires special training. Tradespeople are trained in a particular trade that often uses physical…
Interstate Massage Compact (IMpact)
The Interstate Massage Compact (IMpact) is a proposed program that will help Massage Therapists to be able to work more easily in other states temporarily. The Interstate Massage Compact will be created once 7 states pass a bill making it so. That means legislators in the eligible states will need to write bills and get…
Massage Therapist Job Info: Misclassification of Contractors
In the massage therapy profession, the majority of jobs that are available are employee positions. It is very, very, very, very rare that a massage therapist would be correctly classified as as independent contractor. This makes for some great confusion for many. It is a very complex process to figure out the exact specifications which…
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