Apr
I'm considering a career in that field (acupuncture, massage etc.) but I don't want to end up with hardly any money and very few patients 
A little information from any statistics or experience would be great^^
thank in advance 
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It depends on what you practise, how many clients you get, whether you live in a wealthy area, whether you live in an area that’s open to alternative medicine, how well you advertise, whether you work for a clinic or independently and all kinds of other factors. It's really hard to state for certain.
I'd advocate you look up a few practitioners in your area and see how much they charge for a treatment. If you're in the South East of the UK, email me and I can give you a bit more info! Clinics offer more chance of bringing in clients but they'll take a flat fee, which could be more than you're earning in the early days. Plus you'll have to pay for insurance (£100 a year minimum in the UK, depending on what you practise again) and training courses (check into local prices - pretty scary in the UK).
In short, I wouldn't recommend it if you want to be rich. If you want to be comfortable and are prepared to work hard it will be a very rewarding career, but I wouldn't go into it just for the money.
If I can offer any more help do feel free to email with questions.
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If you become a successful practitioner of substitute medicine the pay is good. £40 to £50 for a half hour appointment, which works out at about £700 a day if you are fully booked.
It is best to go for a thorough acredited course in a specific therapy, like acupuncture, homoeopathy, herbalism.
These courses generally take 4 years, but you do come out of them with a recognised and respected qualification.
The success of your Practice depends upon suggestion, so you need to make yourself the best in your field in your area.
Many practitioners fail at this point, as for some reason they do not attract enough patients. It is important to have the right demeanour and to really care about getting your patients well.
It also helps if your Practice becomes known to your local GP, as he might well send patients along to you who he thinks might benefit if conventional medicine is failing them.
The best route, once qualified, is to approach a Clinic and ask them if you can rent a room from them, as it is best to work in an official setting and there’s usually a receptionist to deal with appointments and payments. You can then slowly build up your Practice, increasing your days a week as your clientelle builds up.
Hope this helps a bit.
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If you’re only considering how much you could gain from working in that field I would advocate you look in another direction..
When you understand a little bit more about the spiritual aspect of life you will know that what you give out to others from your heart you’ll receive back ten fold and will always be *looked after* materially..
There’s a larger picture than just your head can understand..
Go for what gives you joy and you’ll succeed..Go just for what you think will bring you large money and you’ll probably not achieve satisfaction, for fear and massive money go together, and the more money a person gets, the greedier and more fearful they become of losing it!
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I’ve a reiki massage on my neck and back nearly every week, for 1 hour at a time. The cost £32. I have to book appointments a month in advance to make sure I get an appointment. My masseuse, Elaine works Tuesday to Friday full time and part time on Saturdays. She`s not rolling in money but comfortable. Oh and she has a 30 min break inbetween clients. Working 9-30am until 6-30 ish Tues to Fri, 9-30 to 2-30 ish on Saturdays, occasionally working a full day on a Saturday.
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For a start, they’re not doctors.
Practitioners of chiropractic can earn an absolute fortune, once they’ve qualified and set themselves up in practice. However, finding a place where there isn't already a chiropractor can be tricky.
Can earn up to £70,000 p.a. in the right area
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Too much I am afraid since most substitute therapy is just bunkum. If you truly want to help people, and since your prime motive seems to be financial, this is in doubt, why not go into one of the medical or para-medical fields.