Wellbeing therapies
Careers in wellbeing therapies
There are lots of different roles within wellbeing therapies.
You could:
- use essential oils to help improve your clients’ emotional wellbeing
- use techniques like massage or reflexology
- refer people on to health services if needed
There are roles at all levels with lots of routes in. You can find out about the different entry routes you can take on the job profiles.
Examples of careers in wellbeing therapies
Within this sub-sector, you'll find a range of career opportunities.
We've selected a few examples to show the variety of roles, levels and training times. Training time is the amount of time it takes to learn and gain the experience needed to do the job well.
Click on any of the job profiles to view information on entry routes, salary and progressions opportunities, plus much more.
Beauty consultant
Beauty consultants give tailored advice to customers on beauty products, perfumes and treatments, and help them choose which ones to buy.
Play therapist
Play therapists help children to make sense of difficult life experiences, or complex psychological issues through play.
Psychological wellbeing practitioner
Psychological wellbeing practitioners support people with common mental health issues and help them to manage their conditions.
Example pay ranges in wellbeing therapies
Below are some examples of the pay you could earn from working in different jobs in this sub-sector.
If you’d like to see more salary information for more jobs in this sub-sector, you can view all careers in wellbeing therapies.
We estimate our salary ranges based on different sources. Find out more about the sources we use for salary information.
We'll put a salary as variable if reliable information is difficult to find. This might happen for jobs that are often freelance or have lots of self-employed workers.
| Job role | Starting pay | Pay with experience |
|---|---|---|
| Aromatherapist | Variable | Variable |
| Art therapist | £40,000 | £57,000 |
| Beauty consultant | £21,000 | £25,000 |
| Beauty therapist | £23,000 | £29,000 |
| Chiropractor | Variable | Variable |
| Dance movement psychotherapist | £40,000 | £57,000 |
| Dramatherapist | £40,000 | £57,000 |
| Hypnotherapist | Variable | Variable |
| Leisure centre manager | £24,000 | £36,000 |
| Massage therapist | Variable | Variable |
| Medical herbalist | Variable | Variable |
| Naturopath | Variable | Variable |
| Nutritional therapist | Variable | Variable |
| Pilates teacher | Variable | Variable |
| Play therapist | £31,000 | £53,000 |
| Psychological wellbeing practitioner | £28,000 | £39,000 |
| Reflexologist | Variable | Variable |
| Reiki healer | Variable | Variable |
| Yoga teacher | Variable | Variable |
| Yoga therapist | Variable | Variable |
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