DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

31-9011 Massage Therapists

Occupational Description:

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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013
					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 10 - Southeast	120	32	$23.20/hr	$1.97/hr	$12.51/hr	$16.54/hr	$22.10/hr	$31.02/hr	$35.28/hr
Minnesota	2,020	255	$19.91/hr	$1.27/hr	$9.23/hr	$11.33/hr	$17.66/hr	$28.83/hr	$34.18/hr
U S	71,040	1,847	$19.63/hr	$0.24/hr	$8.96/hr	$12.25/hr	$17.50/hr	$25.03/hr	$34.13/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Massage Therapists
Industry	OES Employment	OES Median Wage
Education and Health Services	60	$21.84/hr

Other Regional Data For Massage Therapists
Geography (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Geography (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	1,570	$17.63/hr	N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast	120	$22.10/hr	N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead	70	$23.60/hr	N/A
EDR 7W- Central	70	$11.61/hr	N/A
EDR 5 - North Central	60	$15.87/hr	N/A
EDR 4 - West Central	30	$13.39/hr	N/A
EDR 9 - South Central	20	$20.37/hr	N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest	10	$17.25/hr	N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest	N/A	N/A	N/A
EDR 7E- East Central	N/A	$21.66/hr	N/A