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Self-care can be making time for a medical appointment, taking a walk, reading, socializing, or even just curling up for a nap. But the first thing that comes to mind for many may be relaxing with a massage or mani-pedi.
In May 2023, there were about 93,000 massage therapists in the United States adept at relieving our pain and stress. These therapists can often be found in settings such as spas and medical offices. Among the areas with the highest concentrations of massage therapists were Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii, with nearly 8 times the national concentration, and Napa, California, with about 5 times the national concentration. Across the nation, these workers earned an average of $62,560 per year.
Employment concentration of massage therapists by metropolitan area, location quotients, May 2023
Metropolitan Area
Location Quotient
Akron, OH
1.14
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
0.66
Albuquerque, NM
-
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
0.95
Ames, IA
1.24
Anchorage, AK
2.94
Ann Arbor, MI
0.62
Appleton, WI
1.00
Asheville, NC
0.99
Athens-Clarke County, GA
1.31
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
0.60
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
1.56
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
0.73
Austin-Round Rock, TX
1.07
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
0.97
Barnstable Town, MA
1.68
Baton Rouge, LA
0.66
Bellingham, WA
2.67
Bend-Redmond, OR
2.82
Billings, MT
-
Binghamton, NY
0.69
Bismarck, ND
0.71
Bloomington, IL
0.79
Bloomington, IN
0.73
Boise City, ID
0.58
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
1.06
Boulder, CO
2.18
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
1.16
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
1.24
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
0.34
Brunswick, GA
1.43
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
0.93
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
0.43
Canton-Massillon, OH
0.79
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
1.71
Cedar Rapids, IA
1.31
Champaign-Urbana, IL
1.24
Charleston, WV
0.66
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
1.65
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
0.93
Charlottesville, VA
1.50
Chattanooga, TN-GA
0.69
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
1.18
Chico, CA
1.45
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
0.77
Clarksville, TN-KY
1.55
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
0.79
Coeur d'Alene, ID
1.40
Colorado Springs, CO
3.35
Columbia, MO
1.43
Columbia, SC
0.77
Columbus, GA-AL
0.45
Columbus, OH
0.91
Corpus Christi, TX
0.49
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
1.86
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
0.80
Danbury, CT
1.19
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
0.70
Dayton, OH
0.70
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
1.97
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
2.60
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
0.73
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
0.80
Duluth, MN-WI
0.95
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
0.57
East Stroudsburg, PA
1.42
Eau Claire, WI
1.17
El Paso, TX
0.62
Erie, PA
1.37
Eugene, OR
1.84
Evansville, IN-KY
0.78
Fairbanks, AK
1.47
Fargo, ND-MN
0.77
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
0.57
Flint, MI
0.88
Fort Collins, CO
3.23
Fort Wayne, IN
0.75
Fresno, CA
0.90
Gainesville, FL
1.44
Grand Junction, CO
2.04
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
0.62
Greeley, CO
1.47
Green Bay, WI
0.62
Greensboro-High Point, NC
0.67
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
1.03
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
0.59
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
0.95
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
0.72
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
1.03
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
0.45
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
2.09
Hot Springs, AR
2.08
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
0.66
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
0.54
Huntsville, AL
0.53
Idaho Falls, ID
0.75
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
0.71
Ithaca, NY
1.20
Jackson, MI
1.39
Jackson, MS
0.64
Jacksonville, FL
1.40
Janesville-Beloit, WI
0.74
Joplin, MO
0.62
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
7.96
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
0.98
Kansas City, MO-KS
1.01
Kennewick-Richland, WA
1.40
Killeen-Temple, TX
1.09
Kingston, NY
1.96
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
1.04
Lafayette, LA
0.51
Lake Charles, LA
0.98
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
0.37
Lancaster, PA
0.54
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
0.94
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
2.87
Lexington-Fayette, KY
0.94
Lincoln, NE
0.50
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
0.68
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
1.72
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
0.64
Lubbock, TX
0.62
Lynchburg, VA
0.95
Madison, WI
1.26
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
0.68
Medford, OR
3.31
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
0.43
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
1.62
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
1.14
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
0.90
Missoula, MT
1.94
Mobile, AL
0.53
Montgomery, AL
0.66
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
1.00
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
0.92
Napa, CA
4.91
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
2.81
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
0.75
New Bedford, MA
1.63
New Haven, CT
1.41
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
1.06
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
0.89
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
0.87
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
2.15
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
1.28
Ocala, FL
0.91
Ocean City, NJ
1.38
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
2.22
Oklahoma City, OK
0.28
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
2.22
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
0.56
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
1.64
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
1.69
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
1.13
Panama City, FL
1.05
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
1.01
Peoria, IL
0.57
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
0.74
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
1.62
Pittsburgh, PA
0.68
Pittsfield, MA
3.48
Port St. Lucie, FL
1.44
Portland-South Portland, ME
0.71
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
2.36
Portsmouth, NH-ME
0.69
Prescott, AZ
3.03
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
0.57
Provo-Orem, UT
1.61
Raleigh, NC
1.64
Reading, PA
0.79
Redding, CA
1.15
Reno, NV
1.40
Richmond, VA
0.97
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
1.26
Roanoke, VA
0.94
Rochester, MN
0.64
Rochester, NY
0.76
Rockford, IL
2.35
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
1.14
Saginaw, MI
1.22
Salem, OR
1.55
Salinas, CA
1.85
Salisbury, MD-DE
0.64
Salt Lake City, UT
1.66
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
0.72
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
1.77
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
1.18
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
0.94
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
0.29
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
1.70
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
1.44
Santa Fe, NM
2.01
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
1.46
Santa Rosa, CA
1.49
Savannah, GA
0.35
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
0.57
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
1.59
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
2.47
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
0.43
Spartanburg, SC
0.48
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
1.50
Springfield, IL
1.34
Springfield, MA-CT
0.77
Springfield, MO
0.91
St. Cloud, MN
0.78
St. George, UT
3.46
St. Louis, MO-IL
1.23
Stockton-Lodi, CA
0.83
Syracuse, NY
0.68
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
1.78
Toledo, OH
0.80
Topeka, KS
0.78
Tucson, AZ
1.54
Tulsa, OK
0.41
Tyler, TX
0.50
Urban Honolulu, HI
2.74
Utica-Rome, NY
0.47
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
1.03
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
1.25
Visalia-Porterville, CA
0.61
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
0.71
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
1.06
Wausau, WI
1.13
Wenatchee, WA
1.26
Wichita, KS
0.83
Wilmington, NC
0.77
Winchester, VA-WV
0.80
Winston-Salem, NC
0.58
Worcester, MA-CT
1.13
Yakima, WA
1.39
York-Hanover, PA
0.58
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
0.94
Note: Dash indicates estimate not released.
Maybe a fresh coat of nail polish or even an intricate design is your idea of self-care. There were about 145,000 manicurists and pedicurists to care for us by cleaning, shaping, and beautifying our nails in May 2023. These workers earned an average of $36,480 per year. Two metropolitan areas had more than 3 times the national concentration of manicurists and pedicurists—Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut, and Vallejo-Fairfield, California.
Employment concentration of manicurists & pedicurists by metropolitan area, location quotients, May 2023
Area Name
Location Quotient
Akron, OH
0.78
Albany, OR
0.83
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
1.35
Alexandria, LA
2.62
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
1.48
Altoona, PA
0.66
Ann Arbor, MI
0.26
Appleton, WI
0.70
Asheville, NC
0.47
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
0.44
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
2.58
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
0.39
Austin-Round Rock, TX
0.80
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
0.65
Barnstable Town, MA
1.77
Baton Rouge, LA
1.44
Bellingham, WA
1.29
Bend-Redmond, OR
0.91
Binghamton, NY
1.28
Bloomington, IL
0.74
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
1.78
Boulder, CO
1.11
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
3.82
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
1.24
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
0.62
Canton-Massillon, OH
0.88
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
-
Charleston, WV
0.47
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
0.51
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
0.59
Charlottesville, VA
0.92
Chattanooga, TN-GA
0.18
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
0.70
Chico, CA
1.65
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
0.90
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
0.90
College Station-Bryan, TX
0.68
Colorado Springs, CO
1.28
Columbus, GA-AL
0.40
Columbus, OH
0.50
Corvallis, OR
0.93
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
0.40
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
0.36
Danbury, CT
2.71
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
1.12
Dayton, OH
0.94
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
0.49
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
1.52
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
0.40
Dothan, AL
0.69
Eau Claire, WI
0.82
El Paso, TX
0.19
Erie, PA
0.97
Eugene, OR
0.35
Evansville, IN-KY
0.29
Fargo, ND-MN
0.49
Fort Collins, CO
1.08
Fort Smith, AR-OK
0.37
Fresno, CA
1.90
Gainesville, GA
0.58
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
0.20
Green Bay, WI
0.44
Greensboro-High Point, NC
0.15
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
0.29
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
0.45
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
1.09
Hammond, LA
1.14
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
1.42
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
1.50
Harrisonburg, VA
0.92
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
1.79
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
0.60
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
0.61
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
0.43
Huntsville, AL
0.31
Jackson, TN
0.72
Jacksonville, FL
1.02
Janesville-Beloit, WI
0.91
Johnstown, PA
0.93
Kansas City, MO-KS
1.22
Kennewick-Richland, WA
1.19
Kingston, NY
1.55
Knoxville, TN
0.48
Lafayette, LA
0.74
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
0.61
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
0.45
Lancaster, PA
1.31
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
0.85
Lawrence, KS
1.81
Leominster-Gardner, MA
1.42
Lexington-Fayette, KY
0.21
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
0.32
Longview, WA
1.87
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
2.54
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
0.09
Lynchburg, VA
0.35
Madera, CA
0.92
Madison, WI
0.34
Manchester, NH
1.35
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
1.43
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
0.57
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
0.58
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
1.11
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
1.55
Mobile, AL
1.06
Modesto, CA
2.07
Montgomery, AL
0.51
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
1.05
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
0.45
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
0.77
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
0.45
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
1.89
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
2.50
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
0.75
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
1.52
Ocala, FL
0.28
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
0.32
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
2.23
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
0.53
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
0.41
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
2.19
Peoria, IL
0.32
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
2.43
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
1.10
Pittsburgh, PA
1.32
Pittsfield, MA
1.10
Port St. Lucie, FL
0.57
Portland-South Portland, ME
0.28
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
1.52
Portsmouth, NH-ME
1.41
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
1.29
Punta Gorda, FL
0.86
Racine, WI
1.03
Raleigh, NC
0.38
Reading, PA
1.53
Redding, CA
1.79
Richmond, VA
0.99
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
2.79
Rochester, MN
1.27
Rochester, NY
1.19
Rockford, IL
0.37
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
2.84
Salem, OR
0.75
Salinas, CA
1.48
Salisbury, MD-DE
1.27
Salt Lake City, UT
0.49
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
0.31
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
2.89
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
1.89
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
1.87
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
1.09
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
1.15
Santa Rosa, CA
1.74
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
1.20
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
1.78
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
1.40
Sioux Falls, SD
1.00
Spartanburg, SC
0.45
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
0.98
Springfield, IL
0.35
Springfield, MA-CT
0.78
Springfield, MO
0.53
St. Cloud, MN
1.13
St. Louis, MO-IL
0.35
State College, PA
0.67
Stockton-Lodi, CA
2.27
Syracuse, NY
1.45
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
0.44
Toledo, OH
0.65
Trenton, NJ
1.57
Tucson, AZ
1.67
Tulsa, OK
0.51
Urban Honolulu, HI
0.22
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
3.61
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
1.65
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
1.01
Visalia-Porterville, CA
1.33
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
1.01
Waterbury, CT
2.72
Wenatchee, WA
1.09
Wichita, KS
1.31
Winston-Salem, NC
0.19
Worcester, MA-CT
1.44
Yakima, WA
0.76
York-Hanover, PA
1.62
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
0.70
Yuba City, CA
2.01
Note: Dash indicates estimate not released.
From 2022 to 2032, employment in each of these occupations is projected to grow much faster than the 2.8 percent average for all occupations. Massage therapists are among the 30 fastest growing occupations, with projected growth of 18.3 percent over the decade. Manicurists and pedicurists employment is projected to grow 8.7 percent.
Employment concentrations for an occupation can be measured with location quotients. For example, an occupation that makes up 6 percent of metropolitan area employment and 2 percent of national employment would have a location quotient of 3 in that area (6 divided by 2). Location quotients greater than 1.0 mean an occupation's share of employment in an area is greater than its share of employment in the nation; quotients less than 1.0 indicate concentrations lower than the nation as a whole.
United States Department of Labor
