Also called: Bodywork Educator
Teaches anatomy, techniques and ethics in massage therapy schools.
She teaches a morning anatomy lecture with a skeleton model, then supervises students practicing techniques on each other.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
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.
Growing about average.
Low risk for 10 years. Anatomy lessons move partly online; teaching hands-on technique table by table stays in person.
Classes: Anatomy & Physiology, Speech, Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-1194.
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