LA is good in Massage therapies and many are searching for it. People who need services from massage therapists can post their request on
Mineeds.com and providers will post their bids on your needs.
The point is that generally you can not do enough hours of massage to make your desired income unless you charge more than the going rate in your area.
On the other hand if you can get wages for doing multiple high profit tasks for a clinic 40 hours a week you may be able to meet your income goal.
Though I am retired now and only do contract work one day a week the doctor just offered me 4 to 5 K to work full time for the next month to catch up on re-x-ray project now that he has reinstalled the equipment.
Job is open for anyone with WA chiropractic X-ray license. Takes three weekends of class to get one.
"I have met many men at the clinic I work at who are massage therapists. These guys are looking for work!
Is it possible for male massage therapists to really make good money (I mean $45,000 and up)?
Seeing how desperate they look makes me want to give up my hope of becoming a massage therapist myself. I enjoy giving massages and doing active/passive stretching (whether PNF or otherwise), joint mobilization and so on. However, since most of these techniques are also used by physical therapists and physical therapy assistants, it seems that reputation of profession is stronger than the reputation of an individual (regardless of gender).
So,
would it be best to combine and become a PT and massage therapist or would it be more practical just to become a PT?"
Answer:
IMHO, the $45,000+/yr income in massage is probably beyond most therapists capabilities, but I suppose NOTHING is impossible.
Combining PT with MT is probably better with PT as your emphasis.
