Resources for Landing the Job: How do I Market Myself after Massage Therapy School?
Opportunities abound for certified massage therapists in fitness clubs, doctors’ offices, massage clinics, and in hotels and upscale spa retreats. Unlike other kinds of schools, massage therapy schools often provide job placement guidance services for students. This means that new massage therapists rarely have to pour over online job boards, bang on doors, or go to networking events. Landing a job is relatively simple.
Employers contact massage training programs to hire students and recent graduates. Your program, depending on which one you choose, will then provide you with employers’ contact information through a hard copy list of job openings, a bulletin board, or online career centers. Many schools even prefer to take an individual approach and assist their students on a case-by-case method.
“We provide lifetime job placement services for all our students,” said Raquel Rodriguez, senior admissions representative at the National Holistic Institute in Emeryville. “So our students’ primary source for networking is ‘us’.” For example, the National Holistic Institute just placed someone in a CMT position in Costa Rica, but as Ms. Rodriguez is quick to mention, students at the National Holistic Institute go “absolutely everywhere.”
At smaller schools without a career services department, there are still plenty of ways for students to approach the job search independently. . Talk to your peers, family, and friends about your career goals and don’t be too shy to ask for contacts and job leads. Make a list of your top five employers and write them a friendly letter of introduction with details about your experience.
The American Bodywork and Massage Professionals has also published a helpful booklet Thinking About Career Options, which is solid resource to consider.
In addition, Internet Massage Therapy job listings are available at:
Alabama Schools Virginia College* (Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile) - Therapeutic Massage
Arizona Schools Arizona School of Massage Therapy (Phoenix, Tempe) - Professional Massage Therapy Apollo
College* (Mesa, Phoenix, Phoenix
- Westside, Tucson)
- Massage Therapy, Respiratory Therapist, Physical Therapy Technician The
Bryman School* (Phoenix, Tempe)
- Massage Therapy
California Schools the Milan Institute* (Indio, La
Mesa, San
Marcos) - Holistic Health Practitioner, Massage Therapy Everest College* (Alhambra, Anaheim, City of Industry, Gardena, Hayward, Ontario, Reseda, San Bernadino, San Francisco, San Jose, Torrance, Los Angeles, West Los Angeles) - Massage Therapy Career
Networks Institute (Costa
Mesa - Orange County) - Massage Therapy, Personal Fitness Training Clarita
Career College (Canyon
Country, Lancaster)
- Massage Therapy High-Tech
Institute (Sacramento)
- Massage Therapy Institute
for Business and Technology (Santa
Clara) - Massage Therapy Kaplan
College (Vista, Palm Springs, Riverdale)
- Massage Therapy National
Holistic Institute (SF
Bay Area) - Massage Therapist Wyotech (Long
Beach) - Massage Therapy Northwestern
College (Sacramento) - Massage Therapy, Health & Fitness Professional Remington
College (San
Diego) - Massage Therapy, Medical Assisting UEI College (Chula Vista, El Monte, Huntington Park, Ontario, San Bernadino, San Diego, Van Nuys) - Massage Therapy Western Career College* (Fremont, Emeryville, San
Jose, Walnut Creek) - Dental Assisting, Massage Therapy, Medical Assisting, Pharmacy
Technician, Biotechnology Lab Tech, and more West
Coast College (Victorville)
- Massage Therapist Western
Career College* (Citrus
Heights, Pleasant
Hill, Sacramento, San
Leandro, Stockton)
- Holistic Health Practitioner, Massage Therapy Western College (Cerritos)
- Massage Therapy
Florida Schools Angley
College (DeLand)
- Therapeutic Massage Florida Career College (Brandon,
Clearwater)
- Professional Therapeutic Massage Everest University* (Brandon/Tampa,
Jacksonville,
Lakeland,
Melbourne,
Orange
Park, North
Orlando, Pinellas,
Pompano
Beach, South
Orlando, Tampa)
- Massage Therapist, High-Tech
Institute (Orlando)
- Massage Therapy Humanities
Center School of Massage Institute of Allied Health (Park)
- Therapeutic Applications of Massage Program Keiser
University* (Daytona
Beach, Fort
Lauderdale, Jacksonville,
Kendall,
Lakeland,
Melbourne,
Orlando,
Pembroke
Pines, Port
St. Lucie, Sarasota,
Tallahassee,
Tampa,
West
Palm Beach) - Allied Health, Massage Therapy, Occupational Therapy Assistant Everest Institute* (Fort
Lauderdale, Hialeah,
Kendall,
Miami)
- Advanced Massage Therapist, Massage Therapy, Patient Care Technician Remington College* (Jacksonville,
Largo,
Tampa)
- Medical Assisting, Massage Therapy, Sanford-Brown Institute* (Tampa,
Ft
Lauderdale, Jacksonville)
- Advanced Massage Therapy
Nebraska Schools Kaplan University (Omaha)
- Medical Assistant, Practical Nursing, Dental Assistant, Massage Therapy
Nevada Schools Career
Education Institute (Henderson)
- Massage Therapy, Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical Assistant Heritage
College (Las
Vegas) - Massage Therapy, Medical Assistant, Medical Insurance Coder and
Biller, Pharmacy Technician High-Tech
Institute (Las
Vegas) - Dental Assistant, Massage Therapy, Medical Assistant, Medical Billing
& Coding, Pharmacy Technician, Surgical Technologist Las Vegas College (Henderson,
Las
Vegas) - Administrative Medical Assistant, Medical Assistant, Medical Insurance
Billing/Coding, Massage Therapy Nevada
Career Academy (Sparks)
- Administrative Medical Assistant, Massage Therapy, Medical Assisting, Pharmaceutical
Technician Nevada
Career Institute (Las
Vegas) - Massage Therapy, Medical Assistant, Medical Office Specialist,
Surgical Technology
Nevada School of Massage Therapy (Las
Vegas) - Professional Massage Therapy
New Hampshire Schools Hesser
College* (Portsmouth,
Salem)
- Massage Therapy
New Mexico Schools Apollo
College of New Mexico (Albuquerque)
- Dental Assistant, Massage Therapy, Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical
Assistant, Medical Billing & Coding, Medical Laboratory Technician, Pharmacy
Technician
Ohio Schools Bryman
College (Gahanna)
- Medical Assisting, Massage Therapy
Oregon Schools Ashmead
College (Tigard)
- Massage Therapy, Spa & Aromatherapy Cambridge
College (Beaverton)
- Dental Assistant, Massage Therapy, Medical Assistant, Medical Billing & Coding,
Pharmacy Technician, Surgical Technologist Health
Career Institute (Wilsonville)
- Healthcare Administration, Massage Therapy, Medical Assisting, Medical Claims
& Billing, Pharmacy Technician
Pennsylvania Schools Berks
Technical Institute (Wyomissing)
- Medical Assistant Program, Massage Therapy Career Training Academy™* (Monroeville,
New
Kensington, Pittsburgh)
- Advanced Bodyworker, Advanced Medical Coder/Biller, Basic Shiatsu Technician,
Comprehensive Massage Therapist, Medical Biller, Therapeutic Massage Technician,
Swedish Massage Practitioner, Medical Administrative Assistant Center
for Certification and Adult Learning (Pittsburgh)
- Certificate in Therapeutic Massage CLN*
(Altoona,
Mechanicsburg)
- Massage Therapy, Medical Assistant, Pharmacy Technician, Medical Billing &
Coding Specialist Lehigh
Valley College (Center
Valley) - Massage Therapy National
Massage Therapy Institute (Philadelphia)
- Massage Therapy Sanford-Brown Institute (Formerly Ultrasound Diagnostic
School) (Philadelphia)
- Medical Assistant, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Non-Invasive Cardiovascular
& Surgical Technology , Massage Therapy
Rhode Island Schools
Medical Assistant / Healthcare Schools in Tennessee: High-Tech
Institute (Memphis,
Nashville)
- Massage Therapy, Medical Assistant
Texas Schools Academy
of Healthcare Professions* (Austin,
Houston
North Loop, Houston
Southwest) - Massage Therapy ATI
Career Training Center* (Dallas,
Hurst)
- , Massage Therapy, Respiratory Therapy Technology Austin
School of Massage (Austin,
College
Station, Corpus
Christi, El
Paso, Killeen,
Lubbock,
Midland,
San
Angelo, San
Antonio, Waco)
- Massage Therapy High-Tech
Institute (Irving)
- Basic Massage Therapy, Medical Assistant, Pharmacy Technician, Surgical Technologist National Institute of Technology*
(Austin,
Houston/Bissonnet,
Houston/Galleria,
Houston/Greenspoint,
Houston/Hobby,
San
Antonio) - Massage Therapy, Medical Insurance Billing & Coding, Pharmacy
Technician
Utah Schools
Everest College (Salt
Lake City) - Massage Therapy Provo
College (Provo)
- Physical Therapist Assistant, Therapeutic Massage Technology Utah
Career College (West
Jordan) - Health & Exercise Sciences, Massage Therapy, Medical Assistant,
Nursing, Pharmacy Technology, Veterinary Technician Utah
College of Massage Therapy (Salt
Lake City, Utah
Valley) - Professional Massage Therapy
The majority of massage therapists travel to a client’s location and nearly a third practice out of their own homes. An increasing number of businesses are offering massages on-site for employees. 14% of Fortune 200 companies include massage as part of their employee benefit program.
