would become a infant massage teacher be a good job to start?
new_momsd asked:
I want to become certified infant massage teacher. I would teacher parents how to massage their baby.But before i go spend a lot of money on becoming certified i want to get some advice if it is really worth it.
I want to become certified infant massage teacher. I would teacher parents how to massage their baby.But before i go spend a lot of money on becoming certified i want to get some advice if it is really worth it.
3 Responses to “would become a infant massage teacher be a good job to start?”
It is only worth it if you think it is. No one can really tell you if it is worth it. You have to be a full massage therapist first off in most states to do massage of any kind. You will have to be able to promote yourself to build your practice. Just like anything else it will take hard work to make it work and if it doesn’t work you haven’t wasted anything but hopefully have learned a ton - that is what life is really about.
There are so many massage teachers and classes that the traditional jobs don’t pay very well and classes are small. You would have to create your own method and market yourself as a famous expert. Then you could draw a few students and get decent money.
Every state is different, but some require you to finish massage school and work 2 years, or have a bachelor’s degree, before you can teach. Check out the teaching requirements in your state first.
Infant massage is such a tiny segment of the market and you would miss out on 80% of the massage teaching opportunities out there.
If your passion is to teach new moms the benefits of infant massage, then follow it, but also think about using your certificate to teach infant massage as a Continuing Education course to LMT : now that CE credits are mandatory. It could really make it worth doing & immediately pay back your educational investment, as well as be a way to increasing the longevity of your use of the certificate.