How many massage therapists are in Texas?

8,630
massage therapists employed in Texas in May 2025 (BLS estimate for Massage Therapists, SOC 31-9011).

8,630 massage therapists were employed in Texas in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 29.6 per 100,000 residents and ranks Texas 3 of 50 states with data. Texas accounts for 8.8% of the 98,600 massage therapists counted across all states.

3 of 50rank by headcount
29.6per 100,000 residents (rank 17)
24with a published business email
29,145,505Texas residents (2020 Census)

States ranked just above and below Texas

#StateMassage TherapistsPer 100,000
1California14,60036.9
2Florida9,28043.1
3Texas8,63029.6
4Illinois4,95038.6
5New York4,50022.3

The massage therapists page lists every one of the 50 states in order. Largest: California with 14,600. Highest per capita: Hawaii at 91.4 per 100,000.

How many publish a business email?

24 massage therapists in Texas have a business email address published on a licence register, a practice website or a professional directory, about 0.3% of the employed count, as counted by Email Lists USA's massage therapists lists on October 1, 2026. That figure measures who publishes a work address, not the size of the profession, and it changes with each rebuild of that list.

FAQ

How many massage therapists are in Texas?

8,630 massage therapists were employed in Texas in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 29.6 per 100,000 residents and ranks Texas 3 of 50 states with data.

Is that the number of licensed massage therapists in Texas?

No. It is the number employed in the occupation, estimated from an employer survey. Licence rolls are usually larger, because they include people who hold a licence but are retired, inactive, working in another field or licensed in more than one state.

When is this updated?

The BLS releases state occupational estimates once a year, in spring, for the previous May. This page shows the May 2025 release, read on October 1, 2026, and is rebuilt when the next release is published.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), via api.bls.gov v2, May 2025, series OEUS480000000000031901101 (Massage Therapists, Texas), read October 1, 2026. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census resident population. Rank and share computed from the 50 published state estimates.