Massage Therapist!?

Question

My goal if at all possible is to work as a massage therapist in a resort some where overseas. I hope to go to school in the fall for it and was wondering if anyone knows of a good school for massage therapy? Also, how difficult is it to get a job in a resort or on a cruise ship? Not sure if this plan of mine is going to work but I might as well see what you people think.

Answer 1

What state are you in?  I would type in massage therapy schools and your zip code, see what comes up!  

I know about cruise ships, you really have to be careful about working out of USA, since they can pay you their wage, and not what you would be paid here.......also cruise ships are the same way, they go by where the ship is ported out of.

I love helping people with therapeutic massage!

Good Luck!

Answer 2

No one can really tell you what school will be best for you.  You can get recommendations to start researching schools.  I would get them from massage therapists in your area or in whatever area you are considering going to massage school.

Getting a job in massage is just like any other career.  If you do your research and are good at what you do and have good customer service skills you will be able to find your ideal massage job.  Working at resorts and cruise ships aren't all they are cracked up to be.  High end resorts will probably pay you the most.  Working overseas will have another challenge as you might need different educational requirements to do that.  Each state has different requirements as well as different countries.

You really just have to try it yourself and see if it will work for you.

Good luck

Answer 3

The prerequisites I tell all prospective massage students is the following:

First, "You gotta have the want to". Meaning that you have to have the inner drive to want to help people. If you are going into it just to make money, look into other types of training, because you will burnout right away, because being an MT isn't your average 9-5 job.

Secondly, prepare to be a "professional student", because you will need to know almost as much as doctor does about the human body. When a client of yours asks to work on a certain muscle or asks you why a certain muscle hurts, if you don't know what you are talking about, you will at the least sound uninformed and at the worst, you will lose that client and will probably never get any others, because "people talk". Think about it, when you want to get recommendations, who do you talk to?

So, you can't fake it when you are working on or with the human body. Besides, there is too much mediocrity out there all ready.

Besides Anatomy & Physiology, you will also have to master massage theory, techniques, history, contraindications, physical assessment, as well as Business Law, Record Keeping, Ethics and Traditional Oriental Medicine concepts.

Then be tested upon all of the above not only by the school you are attending, but also by a State and in some states a National massage board.

If you are ready, willing and able to complete all of the above, then have at it !!

Answer 4

I go to Healing Mountain Massage School in Utah. It's the best massage school in Utah. You could go to their website and compare them to other schools if you wanted. Good luck, but I have not heard good things about working on cruise ships. Although one person I talked to had a lot of fun.