Job outlook for medical massage therapists in the United States

Medical massage therapist job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected medical massage therapist job growth rate is 20% from 2018-2028.

• About 29,900 new jobs for medical massage therapists are projected over the next decade.

• Medical massage therapist salaries have increased 9% for medical massage therapists in the last 5 years.

• There are over 3,514 medical massage therapists currently employed in the United States.

• There are 71,387 active medical massage therapist job openings in the US.

• The average medical massage therapist salary is $49,451.

Compare the number of medical massage therapist jobs and the average medical massage therapist salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of medical massage therapist job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where medical massage therapists earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.