Marla Hickman

Marla Hickman graduated from the Utah Valley campus of the Utah College of Massage Therapy in December of 1998. After successfully interviewing for a position with the Spa at the Summerlin in Las Vegas, Nevada, Marla accepted an offer made by the spa director and she and her husband immediately relocated. For the first few months of her employment, Marla worked as an on-call therapist, working in the rooms of guest, as the spa was not yet operational. Shortly under a year, the spa opened and Marla found herself quite busy. She made this statement about her employment with the Spa at the Summerlin:

"I am scheduled for eight hours a day, I usually do five treatments in that eight hour period. I don’t just massage… I also do facials, bodywraps or reflexology. I am paid $8.00 [an] hour just for being there and then I am paid a commission for every treatment that I do. On a bad day, I make about $200.00-$250.00… but usually make over $300.00 a day, do to tips.

"I love this resort! It is so beautiful. The management here is awesome and I really like the therapists I work with. My husband and I never really thought we would make so much money… we are buying a house! Thanks for helping me find this job."