Massage Therapist :)

By: Amber Bogacki

Job Description

• Massage therapy uses touch in order to manipulate the soft body tissues to increase the health and well-being of each patient.

• The major goal a massage therapist has is to help the body to heal itself. This can happen by promoting blood flow, stimulating nerves, conditioning the skin and stretching and loosening up the muscles to keep them elastic. – by max stein

Degree

• postsecondary schools for education in massage therapy and bodywork.

• Students can earn an associate degree, diploma, or certificate when completing a course

Job Pay

• 39,780 and minimum wages is between $20 to $30 per hour

Salary Range

My What-if: Massage Therapist•Average = $30,971

                                                                                                   

Average = $30,971

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Future Outlook:)

• Employment is expected to grow faster than average over the 2006-16 period as more people learn about the benefits of massage therapy.

• Many States require formal training and national certification in order to practice massage therapy.

• This occupation includes a large percentage of part-time and self-employed workers

Skills needed• A high school diploma or equivalent degree is usually

required for admission. Massage therapy programs generally cover subjects such as anatomy; physiology, the study of organs and tissues; kinesiology, the study of motion and body mechanics; business management; ethics; and the hands-on practice of massage techniques.

• Training programs may concentrate on certain modalities of massage. Several programs also provide alumni services such as post-graduate job placement and continuing educational services. Both full-time and part-time programs are available.

My grandma job was…….

Nurse aid;)

Nature work of the Nurse aid…

• patients' call bells, • delivers messages, • serves meals, • makes beds, • helps patients eat, • dress, and bathe.• check the temperatures, pulse, respiration, and blood

pressure; perform glucometer tests and sterile insertion of urinary catheter

• help patients get in and out of bed and walk

Education and training needed…• Human anatomy • Medical terminology • Basic nursing care • Basic home care • Nutrition • Basic personal care • Patient interaction and communication high school-level

education. • Nurse's aides can complete a nursing assistant certified program to

gain the knowledge and skills necessary to work in the field.• In some cases, nurse's aides may receive on-the-job training in

place of formal education

Other Qualifications necessary

• Aides must be in good health. A physical examination, including State-regulated disease tests, may be required.

• A criminal background check also is usually required for employment.

• Applicants should be tactful, patient, understanding, emotionally stable, and dependable and should have a desire to help people.

• They also should be able to work as part of a team, have good communication skills, and be willing to perform repetitive, routine tasks.

Potential earnings now and in future

• this job usually pays between $9.50 to $12.00 per hour for the first four years.

• this career for twenty years or more currently makes about $12.00 to $15.00 per hour.

• 1964-Nurse Aide working in acute care hospitals earned a median of $11.29

. Related Occupations

• Child care workers• Home health aides and personal and home care

aides• Licensed practical and licensed vocational

nurses• Medical assistants• Occupational therapist assistants and aides• Registered nurses• Social and human service assistants