Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

31-9011 Massage Therapists

Perform therapeutic massages of soft tissues and joints. May assist in the assessment of range of motion and muscle strength, or propose client therapy plans.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
107,240	2.4 %	$22.68	$47,180	1.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$10.49	$14.14	$20.59	$28.54	$38.76
Annual Wage (2)	$21,810	$29,420	$42,820	$59,370	$80,630

Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Personal Care Services	55,350	7.56	$21.66	$45,060
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	32,110	3.36	$24.37	$50,700
Traveler Accommodation	10,580	0.52	$22.62	$47,050
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	3,720	0.28	$21.57	$44,860
Offices of Physicians	1,270	0.05	$22.76	$47,340

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Personal Care Services	55,350	7.56	$21.66	$45,060
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	32,110	3.36	$24.37	$50,700
Traveler Accommodation	10,580	0.52	$22.62	$47,050
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	3,720	0.28	$21.57	$44,860
Technical and Trade Schools	280	0.20	$21.12	$43,930

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	(8)	(8)	$32.48	$67,560
Individual and Family Services	120	(7)	$29.91	$62,210
Civic and Social Organizations	170	0.05	$27.51	$57,220
Management of Companies and Enterprises	70	(7)	$27.12	$56,420
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	(8)	(8)	$26.78	$55,710

Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	16,330	0.94	1.29	$21.01	$43,690
Florida	8,320	0.95	1.30	$22.82	$47,470
Texas	6,970	0.56	0.77	$24.90	$51,790
New York	6,580	0.69	0.95	$25.34	$52,700
Colorado	5,490	2.05	2.81	$21.82	$45,380

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Colorado	5,490	2.05	2.81	$21.82	$45,380
Hawaii	1,200	1.89	2.59	$28.74	$59,770
Alaska	540	1.69	2.31	$37.06	$77,080
Washington	5,060	1.52	2.09	$31.62	$65,770
Vermont	400	1.30	1.77	$22.92	$47,670

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	540	1.69	2.31	$37.06	$77,080
Washington	5,060	1.52	2.09	$31.62	$65,770
Oregon	2,150	1.13	1.54	$29.87	$62,130
Hawaii	1,200	1.89	2.59	$28.74	$59,770
Massachusetts	2,540	0.70	0.96	$27.66	$57,530

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	7,440	0.77	1.06	$25.61	$53,270
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	6,320	1.01	1.39	$20.62	$42,890
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	3,890	0.83	1.14	$23.58	$49,040
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	3,490	2.31	3.16	$21.57	$44,860
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	3,360	1.66	2.28	$32.30	$67,180
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	2,570	0.97	1.33	$22.32	$46,420
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,470	0.68	0.92	$24.27	$50,490
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,320	0.81	1.10	$22.81	$47,450
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	2,200	0.69	0.95	$21.58	$44,890
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	2,200	0.89	1.22	$24.31	$50,560