Massage Therapists
Occupation · SOC 2018 31-9011 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 31-9011
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.00%
- Applications on record
- 435
- FY2025
- 61
- Certified (last three years)
- 80.3%
- Main route
- CW-1 (Northern Mariana Islands)
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Massage Therapists (SOC 31-9011). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Massage Therapists
Data table
| FY2008 | 7 |
| FY2009 | 1 |
| FY2010 | 4 |
| FY2011 | 10 |
| FY2012 | 8 |
| FY2013 | 3 |
| FY2014 | 8 |
| FY2015 | 10 |
| FY2016 | 8 |
| FY2017 | 10 |
| FY2018 | 9 |
| FY2019 | 35 |
| FY2020 | 72 |
| FY2021 | 44 |
| FY2022 | 27 |
| FY2023 | 50 |
| FY2024 | 48 |
| FY2025 | 61 |
| FY2026* | 20 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| FY2025 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| FY2024 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| FY2023 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| FY2020 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2019 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- The Broadmoor Hotel, Inc.8
- Santhigram Kerala Ayurvedic Co. of US, Inc.5
- Innerwave Bodywork & Movement, Inc4
- Tresses Corporation Dba Tresses & the Day Spa4
- The Breakers Palm Beach, Inc.4
- Sister's Salon & Spa3
- Saipan Portopia Hotel Corporation3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Massage Therapists: applications by worksite state
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Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| MP | 267 |
| NJ | 16 |
| MA | 16 |
| CA | 15 |
| FL | 15 |
| CO | 14 |
| TX | 13 |
| VA | 7 |
| WA | 4 |
| IL | 4 |
| MD | 3 |
| NY | 3 |
| VT | 2 |
| AZ | 2 |
| PA | 2 |
| SC | 2 |
| MN | 2 |
| UT | 2 |
| MI | 2 |
| GA | 2 |
| NC | 1 |
| WY | 1 |
| MT | 1 |
| WI | 1 |
| DC | 1 |
| NE | 1 |
| HI | 1 |
| SD | 1 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ17
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA10
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV9
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX9
- Colorado Springs, CO8
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL6
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH6
- Nantucket, MA5
- North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL5
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA5
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
- Massage Therapist7
- Supervisory Massage Therapist5
- Innerwave Structural Integrator Apprentice4
- T-200-14017-7072431
- Licenced Massage Therapist/marketing Consultant 21
- Thai Massage Yoga Therapist1
- T-200-14028-4572511
- Massage and Reflexology Therapist1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026
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