Jun 07
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Working as an employee
Working as a massage employee in a Spa or other clinic doing massage and other spa therapies is no different than if you work for yourself except that you are not assuming the expenses of the overhead.
You still have to put your best efforts into giving a great massage and doing everything you can do to get that client to come back again and/or send in all of their friends and family members. You have the unique challenge of having to work with clients who are new to you which requires that you do your best to do an intake with them and learn as much about them as you can so that you can provide what they need.
One of the first things to figure out when you are looking for a job is what exactly do you want to be doing and where? What kind of environment do you want to be in? One where the owner/manager does everything and dictates how you do massage or one where you can participate in the business and help it to grow and flourish?
Many massage therapists go into a job in massage therapy thinking that they won’t have to do anything – just show up and work on clients and make $60 per hour. Well that $60 an hour the massage schools said you would be making really only applies to massage therapists who set up their own business. Most massage jobs pay between $15-$45 per hour dependind on the setting. Massage Envy -the massage franchise – pays about $15 per hour. Working in a medical setting or high end spa setting you could probably make more like $35-$45 per hour.
When you go for an interview for a job, you really want to interview them too to see if you really want to work there.
The spa industry is getting a bad reptutation for providing poor working conditions or at least according to the massage therapists side of things. Low pay, competition for appointments, long hours, having to do other non-massage work, having too many clients and not enough time in between sessions or not having enough sessions.
I have also heard the other side from spa or clinic owners and have also experienced the frustrations of taking on people to just sublease office space. There are many massage therapists just out there looking for a free ride and think that they won’t have to do anything in exchange. Many do not take their jobs seriously and take the attitude of not wanting to do things they are asked to do.
So when you are thinking about going to work as a massage therapist start thinking about what you can do to help make the business a success (which means you will be a success). What can you do to bring in clients rather than depending on the owners to get you clients? What can you do to get clients to come back more? Do you talk to people about the benefits of getting regular massage? Do you hand them your own flyer or business card when they walk out?
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