Maria Olmedo Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 Im a certified massage therapies in California, I wi be moving to Mexico in July. I wanted to see if anyone knows of any opening as a therapist or are people interested in receiving massages at home? I will be moving to Jocotepec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
behnwau Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 Do you have a work visa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 Maybe she's a Mexican citizen? Otherwise Maria you will have to get a work permit. If you find someone who wants to hire you they can help you get it. Maria, if you are a citizen, you can work immediately and you might want to make some contacts in the hospitals and medical practices in GDL as you may be able to practice professionally there and make more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria Olmedo Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 I am a Mexican and us citizen! I want to work in the area, I don't want to communite, to Gdl. My sister is a Kinesiologest in Gdl and she hates the drive. I'm leaving my 9-5 job in California as a personal banker so I want to be able to enjoy time in Mexico and work in what I love to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria Olmedo Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 *commute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzanjo Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 U face a good deal of quality, low priced competition. I have two therapists from Joco come to my home in Ajijic, for one hour $300 peso total charge. Several other choices in Ajijic apx same quality and price range. Chapala is $100 pesos an hour. Cannot imagine u can make a living here in your profession. Just FYI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaChula Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 U face a good deal of quality, low priced competition. I have two therapists from Joco come to my home in Ajijic, for one hour $300 peso total charge. Several other choices in Ajijic apx same quality and price range. Chapala is $100 pesos an hour. Cannot imagine u can make a living here in your profession. Just FYI. There are quite a few excellent massage therapists at Lakeside. The most expensive that I am aware of charge 500 pesos which is probably the highest. So, as Suz states, it would be hard to make a decent living. I wish you luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 500 pesos ? That is not a decent wage? I must be missing something. Unless she cannot find a customer every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
behnwau Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 I just gave mine a raise to 160pesos and he comes to my home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 In Paris the price is 22 euros an hour so I would think that in Mexico people can make a good living at anything over that actually a darn good living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 You're kidding right? 22 euros equals almost 400 pesos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanMexicali Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Im a certified massage therapies in California, I wi be moving to Mexico in July. I wanted to see if anyone knows of any opening as a therapist or are people interested in receiving massages at home? I will be moving to Jocotepec Don´t put an ad in a local newspaper for in home massages in Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twelveoaks Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 I get an excellent deep muscle massage for 200 pesos per hour. However, the real issue is how many customers you will have per week. Considerind the pleathora of massage therapists here I doubt you could make a go of it at least until you could build a customer base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 I get an excellent deep muscle massage for 200 pesos per hour. However, the real issue is how many customers you will have per week. Considerind the pleathora of massage therapists here I doubt you could make a go of it at least until you could build a customer base. Good advice. Bring enough money to tide you over for at least 6 months. Don't mean to sound discouraging, but there are a lot of people in this area in that line of work already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 I am a Mexican and us citizen! I want to work in the area, I don't want to communite, to Gdl. My sister is a Kinesiologest in Gdl and she hates the drive. I'm leaving my 9-5 job in California as a personal banker so I want to be able to enjoy time in Mexico and work in what I love to do. My point was that if you have credentials you might be able to make better money in GDL associated with a medical rehab provider. As you can see, there's a lot of competition in the lakeside area and the prices are pretty cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria Olmedo Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Thank you all for the advice! I have save some money to live in Mexico for about 1 year. It's actually cheaper to live in Jocotepec, then to live in California. The average cost of massages in Northern California has gone down to about $50 an hour. Looking forward in enjoying life in Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 I guess I am very surprised that the price in Cal is that inexpensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary0131 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Thank you all for the advice! I have save some money to live in Mexico for about 1 year. It's actually cheaper to live in Jocotepec, then to live in California. The average cost of massages in Northern California has gone down to about $50 an hour. Looking forward in enjoying life in Mexico.I PM'd you. Look in the upper right corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo1 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 In order to command 500 pesos an hour you must have a very good education, excellent skill set and lots of experience. And know who your customers will be. In Jocotepec I doubt there will be enough Anglos to keep you busy who could afford your prices. There are many rub-a-dub massage therapists here but few who have a good knowledge of anatomy or the skills to really help people who have long-standing problems, as many of us oldies have acquired over decades of living. Good luck to you and PM me if you wish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 cookie no I am not kidding. My nephew has two practices in Paris and is also working with the scrimmage olympic team and the price is about 400 pesos in Paris. He went to a top school in Europe as well. $500 pesos in Mexico is outrageaous. I get a great massage in Chapala for 200 pesos an hour. By the way I took a friend to see a brain specialist in San Cristobal de las Casas the consultation lasted 1 hour and the price was 500 pesos. I think people who think that 500 pesos is a decent price for a maswsage "if you went to a good school" need to go out a little more and see what prices are in Mexico. I sure would not pay that kind of price not even at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The world's best climate Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 ...for some people, 200 pesos is "mucho dinero"...I read that statement in other thread.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Yes I think it is a little high as well if you are not in a tourist area.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 In a country where a guy slaves all day in the hot sun laying bricks or roofing for 500 pesos a day, I find the price that bodyworkers from NOB charge when they are in Mexico to be outrageous. They seem to think of themselves as being on par with a brain surgeon and seem to think they should be able to recover the cost of their education in a season or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 My 2 cents: come here with your eyes open with the positive attitude that you portray and I bet you do great. Never let anyone rain on your parade ... some just get wet while others know how to dance. When you get here, PM me and I will give you a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanMexicali Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 In a country where a guy slaves all day in the hot sun laying bricks or roofing for 500 pesos a day, I find the price that bodyworkers from NOB charge when they are in Mexico to be outrageous. They seem to think of themselves as being on par with a brain surgeon and seem to think they should be able to recover the cost of their education in a season or two. "....In a country where a guy slaves all day in the hot sun laying bricks or roofing for 500 pesos a day" ..... realistically it is $250 to $300 pesos for a 10 hour day with 1 hour lunch break. A school teacher makes about $500.00 pesos a day or less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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