Massage Therapy Instructor

Also called: Bodywork Educator

Teaches anatomy, techniques and ethics in massage therapy schools.

A day in the life

She teaches a morning anatomy lecture with a skeleton model, then supervises students practicing techniques on each other.

Pay over a career

Starting
$38k
Typical
$56k
High
$82k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Certificate, about 4 years after high school. Massage therapy program (usually 500-1,000 hours) plus the MBLEx exam and a state license. Plus years of practice and teaching experience.

Ways in: Trade school, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.

Majors to look at: Massage Therapy (trade school), Education.

Outlook

Growing about average.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. Anatomy lessons move partly online; teaching hands-on technique table by table stays in person.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Anatomy & Physiology, Speech, Biology.

Official data: O*NET occupation 25-1194.

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