Disadvantages of becoming a physical therapist?

Massage therapists have the highest attrition rate. That means that they have the highest turnover of new therapist coming into the profession because the ones that have been there a few years experience burnout and quit. There actually are no statistics that show that more massage therapists burn out than any other profession. Other disadvantages: You can't make much as an entry level therapist. The salary is usually $15 an hour. You can't work many hours a week because of the physical demands. Massage employers have been known to take advantage of massage therapists because the massage jobs are more of a recent phenomenon. You work alone in a dark room all day long with soft music playing. (with the client there of course). You can't talk much to people and isolation is always a challenge. If you start your own business you have to be the marketing manager, the business manager, the sales manager, customer service and answer the phones, do the bookkeeping.