{"id":1291,"date":"2023-11-08T20:15:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T20:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fsmtb.org\/?page_id=1291"},"modified":"2024-03-18T20:55:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T20:55:48","slug":"careers-in-massage-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fsmtb.org\/careers-in-massage-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers in Massage Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block__textphoto--block_8f3722684ddb1a37a785d092fecd4fee-1\" class=\"block block__textphoto pt-0  pb-0 \">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"block__container container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block__row row justify-content-center\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block__col   col-xl-12 col-12  offset-xl-0\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block__content left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block__editor block__editor--color-dark\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although most states regulate massage therapy, standards and requirements to become a massage therapist vary by state. If you are interested in becoming a massage therapist, please get in touch with your state regulatory board to determine the qualifications required to practice.<\/p>\n<p>The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics\u00a0job outlook\u00a0projects employment of massage therapists to grow 21 percent from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the average for all occupations.\u00a0Demand will likely increase as more healthcare providers understand the benefits of massage, and these services become part of treatment plans.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, the following resources can help you in your decision and in better understanding the pathway toward becoming a practitioner:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block__buttons left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fsmtb.org\/regulated-states\/\" class=\"cta cta--simple-black\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Regulated States<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/healthcare\/massage-therapists.htm\" class=\"cta cta--simple-black\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United States Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jobs.abmp.com\/\" class=\"cta cta--simple-black\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Associated Bodywork &#038; Massage Professionals<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amtamassage.org\/resources\/starting-your-massage-career\/\" class=\"cta cta--simple-black\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Massage Therapy Association<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1291","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fsmtb.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fsmtb.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fsmtb.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fsmtb.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fsmtb.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1291"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/fsmtb.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4695,"href":"https:\/\/fsmtb.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1291\/revisions\/4695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fsmtb.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}