Is Massage Therapy Training For You? 8 Good Reasons to Enroll in Massage Therapist Training

For those looking at their options for Massage Therapy Training and considering a career in the massage and wellness industry, here are 8 good reasons to enroll in Massage Therapist Training if you're still sitting on the fence.

  1 - Exceptional Opportunity to "Do Good"   The first duty of any health care practitioner whether it be conventional or alternative health care is to "do no harm". Massage therapy training places you in a career with unlimited opportunity to provide a therapy proven over not decades, not centuries but millennia of time tested application, and provide effective and safe treatment for a huge spectrum of ailments.   Most people employed or self employed in the massage industry are by nature caring and nurturing individuals. Few careers will provide the opportunity and scope to care for such a broad range of people and conditions.  

2 - Growing Acceptance   Insurance industries and medical providers are recommending and covering the cost of massage therapy at an increasing rate. This acceptance of massage as a valid and effective treatment by the insurance and medical providers has the flow on effect of growing acceptance by the public.  

3 - Growing Demand   Naturally the flow on effect of this is greater demand for massage therapy services and providers. Massage therapist training will avail you to an ever growing crowd of fans of the very service you provide.  

4 - Growing Opportunity   With growing acceptance and growing demand, is there any wonder that we are seeing an industry in need of more people to undergo massage therapy training and supply the demand.   The Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-2007 Edition, published by the U.S. Department of Labour Bureau of Labour Statistics, states that employment opportunities for massage therapists are increasing "faster than average."  

5 - Enormous Choice for Training   Anyone wishing to enrol in massage therapist training will need to find both a system of massage, and a training facility that is suitable for them, and appropriate for their tastes, their goals and their location.  
·        There are up to 200 different systems of massage in practice.
·        There are thousands of massage training facilities across the country.  

6 - Enormous Choice for Work   As a trained massage therapist you will have employment opportunities in many arenas. Many however will choose to become self employed or business owners.   You can have a home clinic, be a mobile therapist, or work at corporate or sports organisations. Don't believe for a moment that any of these options don't have enormous lucrative potential.   For the real entrepreneur you can also aspire to set up a multi discipline clinic, aligning yourself with other complimentary practitioners. This is something you may have a goal to achieve down the track. For the right person the rewards would be immense.  

7 - Amazing Flexibility   This is kind of a summary of everything that a massage therapist career entails. In a world where choices are often in short supply, massage therapy training will place you in an industry of flexibility.   
·        Flexibility of the style(s) of massage you wish to practice
·        The geographical location (city, state, country?) you wish to work at
·        Home, clinic, corporate, sports club or mobile
·        Hours of your liking, part time - full time
·        Employed or self employed
·        A business that can grow with you  

8 - Solid Industry   The last point is simply this; massage isn't "going anywhere". There are many industries that will simply not exist in a few years time. This has become a world of dying industries. One technology replaces another and the former dies a slow death or even vanishes overnight.   Massage has been practiced and enjoyed for thousands of years and it will continue to be practiced and enjoyed for thousands of years to come. You never need to be concerned if people will still want a massage in 10 or 20 years time.  

There is no doubt that like anything, you will need to put in effort, and persistence, but be sure that for the right person, massage therapist training will lead you into an incredibly rewarding and fulfilling career.