It is a field dominated by women according to the American Massage Therapy Association, 85% of massage therapists in the United States are women. Some may assume a woman might have a more nurturing touch than a man, others worry about body shaming, some men are uncomfortable with the idea of another man touching them, and some women worry a male therapist may be more threatening in a vulnerable environment. It is a field dominated by women according to the American Massage Therapy Association, 85% of massage therapists in the United States are women.Ĭlients often prefer to have a female massage therapist work on them for a variety of reasons.
Massage is one of the few career fields in where male practitioners face more challenge finding paid work than their female counterparts.
