Question: What should I do for career? occupational or massage therapy? I have a degree in occupational therapy but haven't done that in 6 years. I currently am learning massage therapy and seem to like that. I never did like Occupational Therapy because I could not see how it would benefit people, and feel that it really is rather worthless. I do see that massage therapy greatly helps people physically and relieves stress. The problem is that Occupational Therapy may have more job stability because insurance and medicare pay the bills, and would be easier physically. (more stressful mentally, because of the paperwork.) So, the question is, should I go back and try to do Occupational Therapy for the money and benefits, and less physical stress (working for a company), but feel mental anguish, or should I try and do massage therapy, and possibly tire out physically, but then have the ability to work on my own. Also I am that young anymore, but do not have any retirement pension, and little money saved up. What to do? Please help.

Answer: It is really a person decision, but my advice?  Stick with OT.  I have two more months in my program and then clinicals and I am done.  YAY!  Why do you find it worthless?  What population do you work with?  I would find massage therapy monotonous and boring, but with OT you can do anything and it DOES help people if it is done correctly.  Maybe you would be interested in hand therapy or something more technical???
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