Also called: Massage Studio Owner
Owns a massage clinic or franchise location, hiring therapists and running the business.
She checks the day's 60 bookings across 12 therapists, interviews a new grad, reviews membership sales, and does two massages herself to stay sharp.
Depends on location size and number of rooms.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 6 years after high school. Many owners are massage therapists; franchise owners may have business backgrounds instead.
Ways in: Trade school, Certification, 4-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Business Administration, Massage Therapy (trade school).
Growing much faster than average. Follows strong demand for massage.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI booking and memberships cut front-desk staff and robot massage beds may appear; skilled therapists still drive the business.
Classes: Business, Anatomy & Physiology, Accounting.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-1021.
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