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, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 2,180373$25.00/hr$0.83/hr$11.41/hr$16.89/hr$24.72/hr$32.36/hr$39.38/hr
U S 107,2402,574$23.09/hr$0.28/hr$10.68/hr$14.39/hr$20.96/hr$29.05/hr$39.45/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Massage Therapists
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Other Services1,110$24.04/hr
Education and Health Services860$25.71/hr
Leisure and Hospitality190$17.73/hr
Other Regional Data For Massage Therapists
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Minnesota 2,180 $24.72/hr 28.1%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 1,740 $24.75/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,720 $24.72/hr 32.3%
Northwest Minnesota 140 $27.01/hr 23.9%
Northwest Balance of State 120 $27.35/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 110 $22.15/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 80 $26.69/hr 22.3%
St Cloud MN MSA 70 $15.19/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota 70 $21.17/hr 20.3%
Northeast Minnesota 60 $25.01/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 60 $24.99/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 60 $21.39/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 50 $21.62/hr 20.8%
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 30 $21.55/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 30 $21.31/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A $18.09/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Southwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A