Massage Therapists: Proud, Happy, Enthusiastic
Ninety-nine percent of massage therapists who responded to The Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards' (FSMTB) job-task analysis survey agreed with the
following statements:
- I am happy to have entered the massage/bodywork/somatic profession.
- I am proud to be in the field of massage/bodywork/somatic therapy.
- I like being a massage/body
work/somatic practitioner.
- I strongly identify with the
massage/bodywork/somatic therapy occupation.
- I am enthusiastic about the
massage/bodywork/somatic therapy occupation.
Two-thirds of the respondents had two or more previous occupations before becoming a massage/bodywork/somatic professional. "This may explain why they are incredibly satisfied as a result of finding their chosen profession," said Patty Glenn, FSMTB president.
—The FSMTB will publish detailed results from the survey on its Web site at www.fsmtb.org as data becomes available. |