my sister is a certified massage therapist-she used to work in a salon in our town...it was kinda hard to build up a good client base, but she did it for a while. she got too grossed out by the men saying stuff like--ohhh yeahhhh baby i wish i met you before my wife.
plus: it's considered bad manners to wear gloves so if you touch someone whose got bacne or shedding skin or anything gross like that you just have to keep on touchin em.
i would suggest goin to be a dental hygenist-some sisters that pioneer in my area do that and they make enough money to have their own apartment.