Massage Therapy or Nursing? ?!


Question: Massage Therapy or Nursing.? .?
I am 19 years old, and like all 19 year olds I don't know what to do with my life.

I just withdrew from college due to family problems and not wanting to go to a gigantic university for four years with dumb alcoholic college students. I actually have a 3.7 GPA and was in the top 15% of my class. My only problem is.. I hate MATH and CHEM but I love BIO and PHYS. weird.. I know.

I want to go to school for a limited amount of time because I want a job quickly but I want a decently paying job where I can at least establish a life for myself and I want to like my job. I love helping people and talking to people. I want to be respected but i hate math and chem!!!!

So help me choose:
Massage Therapist
2/3 years of schooling
no chem classes or math
Highest pay about $40,000 a year
Work at Spas,Hospitals,at home,Chiropractic practices
Might get carpal tunnel
Less stressful environment.
Service job: tips
If the world ended... and me and like 10,000 people were left, I wouldn't know jack ****.

Nursing
2/3 years of schooling
You have to be a CNA before an RN which means I can work while at school!
Chem/Math classes
Yearly pay $60,000 med income..... i think..
Stressful environment depending where you work.
Always on your feet
You get to wear cute scrubs!
Help people and be nice to them
Theres a waiting list for some nursing school... you have to be awesome to get in.. and if I do badly in chem and math they will never except me.
If the world ended ... and 10,000 people were left.. id actual be useful.

* If you are a massage therapist or a nurse will you please give me some input on your life.If your not, give me some info anyway.


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Nursing requires more schooling that Massage Therapy. In nursing, you will be required to take some math and you might be able to get out of chem class, but still have to biology courses. Nurses have to know how to calculate the proper dosage of meds, based upon weight and age. yes, I know doctors and the pharmacists are supposed to do this for you, but if you read the news, nurses loose their jobs for not being able to do this properly. yes, you will always have a job anywhere you go! Many nurses take massage therapy classes to help better their nursing skills and make them more desirable when job hunting.

As a massage therapist, depending upon your state's requirements, you will need to take at minimum a 500 hour course (about 9 months). but again, depending upon your state, it could be a bit more. there are no chem classes or math required unless you are pursing an associates degree. As a massage therapist, you will stil be employed as people NEED the human touch. As a massage therapist, you will be helping relieve tension, lower blood pressure, increase the immune system's response to colds etc., heal quicker from injuries and illnesses. you will also help people work through their mental and family stress problems by listening sympathetically, even though you are not qualified to offer advice. You will have regular clients that will come to know you as a trusting and caring individual, someone that they can come to when needed, sometimes at a moments notice! As a nurse, you will be also required to listen sympathetically, but you will remain mostly anonymous, a kind a caring soul during a difficult but brief period of time.

both careers can and do get carpal tunnel syndrome. Both are service jobs, but a nurse has to deal with doctors who have a tendency to have the "I Am God" syndrome (but not all!).

Some Massage Therapists continue school to become Nurses, but quite a few go on to becoming Physical Therapists or Occupational Therapists or even Naturopathic Doctors.

You have to look inside yourself and see what really drives and motivates you. When I was your age, I looked at being a nurse for the very same reasons as you stated. I started schooling for a nurse, worked as a CNA too! But I never finished because it wasn't for me. Now, at 42, I am a Certified Massage Therapist of 2 years now with my own business. I did work at salons and I've been offered jobs at chiropractors, doctor's offices and medical spas, but I prefer to work for myself. As a starting business, it is a struggle, but one I enjoy!

follow what is in your heart and your mind and your dreams. Only then will you be truly happy.

P.S. And it may not be either career!!!!
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Nursing, honey! There are so many avenues you can pursue! Go to the student counselor at the college for help. You don't have to be a CNA, but it does help to get the experience & see if nursing really is for you.Health Question & Answer

You can do both and you can also do many other things.

Most massage therapists start their own business and the average age of massage therapists is 45 so massage schools are geared towards teaching adults more. You can make more than a nurse if you want to and have the willingness to learn how to market your business.

Being a massage therapist is not a less stressful career. You still have to be good, work hard, learn alot about yourself and figure out how to get and keep clients even if you do get a job.

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I don't know where you live but I have never heard of having to be a CNA first. I have been a nurse for 32 years. I can not imagine doing anything else. I have worked in psych hospitals, prisons, drug and alcohol rehab, hospitals, nursing homes and emergency room. I have also done hospice and home health, and worked with special needs children and adults. For me it has been the best 32 years of learning I have ever experienced. The good makes any negatives seem minuscule. After school you don't have to worry about the math and chemestryHealth Question & Answer

I'm not a nurse or a massage therapist, but here is my advice to you: Do whichever career will make YOU happy the most. What career will you feel good about at the end of the day.? With either job it sounds like you will be living comfortably. I imagine nursing will be more stressful, but with better pay. Then again, you may get pretty decent tips as a MT.

And remember, you're 19! You're still really young. You can always switch if you feel you aren't enjoying it. I'm kind of in the same boat...I'm 19, tried a year at a 4-year uni, and I'm not sure if I want to be a dental hygienist or a massage therapist or this that and the other thing.

Good luck with everything.Health Question & Answer



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