As a Massage Therapist, you will need to master following:

• accept own accountability
• contraindications
• identify customer's needs

More generally, a massage therapist is also versed in:

• apply massage therapy
• communicate with customers
• develop personalised massage plan
• discuss the medical history of the healthcare user
• empathise with the healthcare user
• give massages
• human anatomy
• maintain customer service
• maintain personal hygiene standards
• maintain privacy of service users
• maintain work area cleanliness
• manage healthcare users' data
• massage theory
• massage types
• musculoskeletal anatomy
• provide health education
• skin types
• work ergonomically

It also helps to know the following:

• administer appointments
• administer hydrotherapy
• administrative tasks in a medical environment
• apply acupuncture
• apply aromatherapy
• apply thermotherapy
• balneotherapy
• cosmetics
• electrotherapy
• hydrotherapy
• manage a small-to-medium business
• manual lymphatic drainage massage
• perform facial treatment
• phytotherapy
• pluck hair
• provide individual exercise programmes
• reiki
• shiatsu
• tai chi
• use hair removal lasers
• apply deep tissue massage
• apply sports massage
• comply with legislation related to health care
• conduct pregnancy massages
• cosmetic manicure
• cosmetic pedicure
• develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
• energy therapy
• ensure proper appointment administration
• etiopathy
• fasciatherapy
• health care legislation
• health care system
• human physiology
• kinetics
• liaise with industry experts
• maintain equipment
• maintain professional administration
• order supplies
• pathology
• process medical insurance claims
• process payments
• reflexology
• rehabilitation
• sport and exercise medicine