According to the 2009 AMTA Massage Industry Research Report, the average student age is declining.
Nearly sixty percent (57.8 percent) of school administrators responded that the average age of students has declined at their school in the past five years, according to the 2008 AMTA Massage School Survey. School administrators estimate that the average student is 30 years old, with 36.6 percent being 25 years old or less.
The percentage of men in massage school is higher than the percentage of male therapist. According to school administrators, roughly 22 percent of massage students are male, compared to 12 percent of practicing massage therapists. Additionally, 24 percent of administrators reported that the percentage of males in school has increased over the past five years, yet the percentage of males practicing massage has declined during this time period.
Students are coming into massage school with different skills. In the 2008 AMTA Massage School Survey, school administrators were asked what skills today’s students are bringing to the classroom compared to year’s past. In response, most mentioned computer and technology skills. Most felt that today’s students were more comfortable with technology, had more experience using technology and were better at finding information and doing research on the Internet.
Posted by Peggy M. Huff, President/Executive Director
Center for Massage & Natural Health-Asheville, NC
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