Name: Aaliyah Reed

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Career Cluster: Human

Services
Occupation: massage
therapists
Career Pathway: Personal
Care Services

The next screen will bring a list of occupations. Choose one that you would be interested in pursuing and click
on it. Complete the following information about your career choice.

Tasks
1. Massage and knead muscles and soft
tissues of the body to provide treatment
for medical conditions, injuries, or wellness
maintenance.
2. Confer with clients about their medical
histories and problems with stress or pain
to determine how massage will be most helpful.
3. Apply finger and hand pressure to specific
points of the body.
4. Maintain treatment records.
5. Assess clients soft tissue condition, joint quality
and function, muscle strength, and range of motion.

Knowledge
1. Customer and Personal Service
2. Biology
3. English Language

Name: Aaliyah Reed

Tools & Technology (sometimes not listed, indicate on your paper)

1. Bath rob
2. Hand or body lotion or oil
3. Calendar and scheduling software

Abilities
1. Near Vision
2. Trunk Strength
3. Manual Dexterity
Work Activities

Skills
1. Active Listening
2. Speaking
3. Social Perceptiveness
1. Performing General Physical Activities
2. Service Orientation
3. Critical Thinking

Work Context
1. Contact with others
2. Freedom to make decisions
3. Spend time standing

Related Experience (look under Job Zone)

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example,
an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of
vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Job Training (look under Job Zone)
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and
informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these
occupations.

Education Needed (will be the one w/ highest #)

57

Interests
1. Social
2. Realistic
3.
Work Styles
1. Integrity
2. Self Control
3. Dependability

Work Values
1. Relationships
2. Independence
3. Achievement
Related Occupations
1. Self Enrichment education teachers
2. Skincare specialists
3. Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors

Wage & Employment Trends

Median Wages: $17:88 hourly, $37,180 annual
Employment: 133,000 employees
Projected Growth: Much faster than average (22% or higher)
Projected job openings: 44,100
Top Industries: Self-Employed other services (except public administration)
Click on the button next to State Wages Select Arkansas: click Go. Click 2013 Wage Table

State and National

Wages

2013
Pay
Period

Low

Median

High

Hourly

$8.88

$17.88

$34.59

Yearly

$18,460

$37,180

$71,950

Hourly

$8.64

$14.79

$24.70

Yearly

$17,970

$30,770

$51,380

Location
United States

Arkansas

Click the button next to state trends; choose

Arkansas & Go
United States
Massage Therapists
Arkansas

Massage Therapists

Employment
2012

2022

Percent
Change

132,800

162,800

+23%

4,410
Job Openings 1
20

Employment
2012

2022

Percent
Change

730

880

+21%

Job Openings 1

Find a job opening for your chosen career: Under Find Jobs click on GO next to Arkansas. Fill in the following information:
Job Title
Company
Location
Date Posted
Licensed Massage Therapists
11/30/2015

Arkansas Department of Workforce Services

Hot Springs, Arkansas