Massage therapist have many opportunities to practice in a variety of settings. Your options include, but aren't limited to:

• private practice
  
• multidisciplinary clinics
  
• spas and holistic centers
  
• doctors' or chiropractors' offices
  
• rehabilitation centers
  
• nursing homes or hospitals
  
• health clubs or fitness facilities
  
• sports teams or sports medicine clinics
  
• on-site massage in the work place
  
• some massage therapists have portable tables to do house calls

The setting depends on the individual massage therapist. You may try several locations before you find the one most suitable for you.

Massage therapists may work as:

• self-employed practitioners
  
• in private or group offices
  
• as salaried or commissioned employees
  
• as independent contractors

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