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"Massage Therapist Business": How to Get Started

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Love people and their well-being in general? Being a massage therapist will fulfill that passion. While at the same time, it's also a lucrative business with a lot of potentials. In most states, you will need a license to engage legally in this occupation. But once you go through the training and application process, it will be totally worth it.

Not only the business is fun with you meeting a lot of different people along the way, but you can also later expand to a spa, massage parlor, beauty salon, of even all of them at once.

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Interested in starting this business?
Here are some pointers that can help you along the way.

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1. Startup Cost
You can start with only a portable massage table and chair, and it will cost you below $2,000. You will also need to invest in your training and license application. However, in general, this business has a fairly low startup cost, and can be started right away from home.

2. Getting Licensed
Like stated, most of the states in the U.S. will require a special license for you to be able to start this business. To do so, you will need to follow these necessary steps:

a) Complete a training program from an accredited therapy school. The U.S. accreditation can be from Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA), the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES), and the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT).

b) Apply for Massage and Bodywork Licensing Exam (MBLEx) here: www.fsmtb.org/mblex/mblex-application/

3. Marketing Yourself
After you got your license, now it's time to get straight to working. Joining local massage therapist community like American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA - www.amtamassage.org/jobbank/index.html) can help you with information regarding the job.

With the rise of on-demand apps and websites like Fiverr, zeel.com, and many others, you can utilize them to get your first clients. As your reputation grow, so should your client base. Social media will also be a powerful plattform to market yourself.

4. Pricing
Research the current market competition to get a picture about current average pricing. Usually, massage therapist charge by the hour, however, if you have different packages (foot massage only, full body massage, shiatsu, etc), you can charge a different price for each.

5. Expansion
As your client base and reputation grow so should be your pocket. Once you saved enough or get an investor (hey, your clients are all potential investors, so get along and build relationships!), you can expand to open a brick and mortar massage parlor or spa. This will increase your earning considerably. However, make sure you are completely ready for expansion, as overexpansion can kill an otherwise successful business.

Earning Potential

The U.S. national average for this industry is $19.83 per hour, which is higher than most other occupation across industries. This translates to an around $40,000 annual earning.

As stated before, this business is completely open for expansion, making the earning potential considerably higher. Even a poor performing massage parlor can earn double with $80,000 annually, and the top performing ones can earn more than $400,000.

If you love people and making people healthy, this is a very promising business that is relatively easy to enter.