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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2013

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31-9011 Massage Therapists

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

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79,040

Employment Mean hourly Mean annual

Wage RSE (3)
RSE (3)
wage
wage (2)
3.0 %

$19.42

$40,400

1.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

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Percentile

10%

25%

50%
(Median)

75%

90%

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Hourly Wage

$8.79

$11.72

$17.27

$24.92

$34.14

Annual Wage (2) $18,280 $24,380

$35,920

$51,820 $71,020

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Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry

Employment
(1)

Percent of
industry

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

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Personal Care Services

35,550

5.56

$18.11

$37,680

Offices of Other Health Practitioners

23,910

3.22

$21.15

$43,990

Traveler Accommodation

7,600

0.43

$18.23

$37,910

Other Amusement and Recreation Industries

3,830

0.34

$19.43

$40,410

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

860

0.02

$21.92

$45,580

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

35,550

5.56

$18.11

$37,680

Offices of Other Health Practitioners

23,910

3.22

$21.15

$43,990

Traveler Accommodation

7,600

0.43

$18.23

$37,910

Other Amusement and Recreation Industries

3,830

0.34

$19.43

$40,410

Other Personal Services

230

0.09

$19.15

$39,840

Industry

Employment
(1)

Percent of
industry
employment

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Other Ambulatory Health Care Services

100

0.04

$26.78

$55,700

Management of Companies and Enterprises

90

(7)

$25.55

$53,130

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance

Abuse) Hospitals

50

0.02

$25.32

$52,670

Other Schools and Instruction

300

0.08

$25.00

$51,990

Offices of Physicians

(8)

(8)

$24.33

$50,610

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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.

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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

9,520

0.65

1.09

$19.39

$40,320

Florida

5,910

0.79

1.33

$18.72

$38,940

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Texas

4,950

0.45

0.76

$17.64

$36,690

Washington

4,040

1.43

2.39

$24.85

$51,680

New York

3,760

0.43

0.73

$25.52

$53,070

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

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State

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Hawaii

1,050

1.74

2.91

$20.70

$43,050

Nevada

1,710

1.49

2.50

$13.24

$27,550

Colorado

3,430

1.49

2.51

$18.55

$38,590

Washington

4,040

1.43

2.39

$24.85

$51,680

Oregon

1,620

0.99

1.66

$25.41

$52,850

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Top paying States for this occupation:

State

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Alaska

320

0.99

1.67

$42.55

$88,500

New York

3,760

0.43

0.73

$25.52

$53,070

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Oregon

1,620

0.99

1.66

$25.41

$52,850

Washington

4,040

1.43

2.39

$24.85

$51,680

Massachusetts

1,620

0.50

0.84

$24.17

$50,280

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

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Metropolitan area

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL
Metropolitan Division

2,850

0.77

1.29

$16.21

$33,730

New York-White Plains-Wayne,

NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

2,470

0.47

0.79

$27.15

$56,480

Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO

2,220

1.73

2.91

$18.14

$37,730

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA
Metropolitan Division

2,190

1.51

2.53

$24.90

$51,790

Los Angeles-Long BeachGlendale, CA Metropolitan

Division

2,130

0.54

0.90

$17.44

$36,270

Minneapolis-St.
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

1,780

0.99

1.66

$21.98

$45,710

Las Vegas-Paradise, NV

1,490

1.77

2.97

$13.06

$27,170

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown,
TX

1,440

0.52

0.88

$18.26

$37,990

San Francisco-San MateoRedwood City, CA Metropolitan

Division

1,400

1.34

2.24

$21.75

$45,240

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta,
GA

1,300

0.56

0.94

$18.59

$38,660

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

Metropolitan area

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Napa, CA

520

7.84

13.15

$18.32

$38,110

Pittsfield, MA

100

2.98

5.00

$38.01

$79,060

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Bellingham, WA

190

2.45

4.11

$20.79

$43,250

Olympia, WA

230

2.42

4.07

$27.45

$57,100

Tucson, AZ

840

2.38

3.98

$19.42

$40,400

Eugene-Springfield, OR

270

1.92

3.21

$27.17

$56,510

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA

150

1.88

3.16

$28.68

$59,650

Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA

330

1.86

3.13

$20.20

$42,020

Tacoma, WA Metropolitan
Division

480

1.85

3.11

$21.42

$44,550

Naples-Marco Island, FL

220

1.85

3.11

$23.09

$48,020

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Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Anchorage, AK

270

1.53

2.56

$42.36

$88,100

Pittsfield, MA

100

2.98

5.00

$38.01

$79,060

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Holland-Grand Haven, MI

(8)

(8)

(8)

$33.17

$68,990

Danbury, CT

(8)

(8)

(8)

$32.62

$67,850

Corvallis, OR

(8)

(8)

(8)

$31.44

$65,390

Kingston, NY

80

1.36

2.29

$29.86

$62,110

Rochester, NY

120

0.25

0.41

$29.50

$61,350

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA

150

1.88

3.16

$28.68

$59,650

Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL

(8)

(8)

(8)

$28.18

$58,610

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

140

0.33

0.56

$28.14

$58,540

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Hawaii / Maui / Kauai

nonmetropolitan area

430

2.69

4.50

$25.76

$53,570

North Central Colorado

nonmetropolitan area

250

3.28

5.51

$19.01

$39,530

Low Country South Carolina

nonmetropolitan area

160

1.49

2.49

$16.44

$34,200

Southeast Minnesota
nonmetropolitan area

150

0.85

1.42

$24.21

$50,350

Northwest Minnesota
nonmetropolitan area

130

0.72

1.20

$20.18

$41,970

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

Nonmetropolitan area

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Southwest Massachusetts
nonmetropolitan area

60

4.37

7.34

$34.01

$70,730

North Central Colorado

nonmetropolitan area

250

3.28

5.51

$19.01

$39,530

Hawaii / Maui / Kauai

nonmetropolitan area

430

2.69

4.50

$25.76

$53,570

Northwest Florida
nonmetropolitan area

90

1.59

2.67

$12.04

$25,050

Low Country South Carolina

nonmetropolitan area

160

1.49

2.49

$16.44

$34,200

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

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Nonmetropolitan area

Employment
(1)

Employment
per thousand
jobs

Location
quotient (9)

Hourly mean
wage

Annual mean
wage (2)

Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan

area

70

0.98

1.64

$34.81

$72,400

Southcentral Idaho
nonmetropolitan area

40

0.51

0.85

$34.47

$71,710

Southwest Massachusetts
nonmetropolitan area

60

4.37

7.34

$34.01

$70,730

Western Colorado
nonmetropolitan area

(8)

(8)

(8)

$27.82

$57,880

Southwestern Washington
nonmetropolitan area

70

1.18

1.98

$27.25

$56,680

About May 2013 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan
areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is
available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th
percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.

(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately.
Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080
hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from
the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the
more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A
location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient
less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.

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Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2013 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2013 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2013 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2013 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2013 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes

Last Modified Date: April 1, 2014

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