A button switching type handheld shower head includes a water diversion seat between a body and a panel and a water diversion body at a side of the water diversion seat. A guiding groove and a bevel are formed in the inner wall of a center hole of the water diversion body. A first guiding bar is formed on the switching shaft. A switching sheet and a spring are sleeved on the switching shaft. A second guiding bar is formed at the center of the switching sheet. A guiding bevel is formed on the second guiding bar corresponding to the bevel. A turning sheet is pivoted in the body, an executing end is connected with the rear end of the switching shaft, and an operation end right faces the top of a button. The button is installed on a handle of the body and extends out of the body.