Massage therapy pay/school?

[STEVEN]

I am a Physical therapy major and need a better job to get me through school. I was contemplating massage therapy because of its relevance and supposed flexible work hours. 2 questions...

How do massage therapists get paid working at spas? Ive head some get commission, or a percentage, or even just a flat hourly rate? I want to work a max of 20 hours per week, what would be in my best interest? I also have been considering freelance but just want to know about working for somebody else right now..

Has anybody done a distance learning online massage therapy course? How was your experience? Somehow i would like to be able to complete my course work in the summer which only gives me 3 months. Any recommended schools?


Thanks

 

[kdr_cmt]

Distance online? You're kidding, right? This is a hands-on job and it requires hands-on training. You're studying physical therapy. You ought to know that. Find yourself a good school in your area. Most massage courses are geared toward people with busy adult lives and meet a few hours a week, and offer evening classes, so it should not be a problem to fit it into your school schedule. Massage and PT are pretty closely linked and if you just do a half-baked job at getting yourself qualified to massage and then do a half-baked job working at it just because you want to make some money, it's going to come back to haunt you. Even if you work in a spa and not in a theraputic setting; your potential employers are going to see on your resume that you have been working as a massage therapist and follow up on it. Don't shoot yourself in the foot. If you're going to do it, do it right.