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Occupational Description

Massage customers for hygienic or remedial purposes.

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Massage Therapists

Employment Outlook for Massage Therapists

Statewide Employment Analysis	2006 employment is estimated to be at about the statewide average. This occupation is expected to grow much faster than the statewide average. Total job openings are projected to be at about the statewide average. Reasonable, but limited, employment opportunities exist.

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Current Job Openings for Massage Therapists

There are 1 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 1 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Wage Offered
Massage Therapist	1/12/10	Canyonville	DOE

State of Oregon License Information for Massage Therapists

License	License Authority Web Site
Massage Therapist	www.oregonmassage.org/

Wages for Massage Therapists

Region	---------------- 2009 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th	Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
Oregon Statewide	$13.45	$17.75	$26.16	$34.60	$39.56	$26.39	$54,908
Multnomah / Washington	16.69	19.88	28.64	35.58	38.96	27.81	57,858

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Regional Employment Projections for Massage Therapists

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
Region	2006	2016	Change	% Change	Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	412	549	137	33.3%	14	9	23
Multnomah / Washington	208	290	82	39.4%	8	5	13
Jackson / Josephine	46	65	19	41.3%	2	1	3
Clackamas	33	46	13	39.4%	1	1	2
Lane	21	29	8	38.1%	1	1	1
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	20	26	6	30.0%	1	0	1
Douglas	12	17	5	41.7%	1	0	1
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	12	14	2	16.7%	0	0	1
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	11	13	2	18.2%	0	0	0
Klamath / Lake	7	6	-1	-14.3%	0	0	0
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	7	9	2	28.6%	0	0	0
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	3	4	1	33.3%	0	0	0
Morrow / Umatilla	3	5	2	66.7%	0	0	0
Coos / Curry	3	6	3	100.0%	0	0	0
Baker / Union / Wallowa	2	3	1	50.0%	0	0	0
Grant / Harney / Malheur	1	1	0	0.0%	0	0	0

Replacement openings are caused by existing workers permanently leaving their occupation. Many additional job openings occur due to job changes within occupations.

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Industries of Employment for Massage Therapists

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2006 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	412
Total, All Industries	Private	411
Educational Services	Private	39
Technical and Trade Schools	Private	34
Health Care and Social Assistance	Private	219
Ambulatory Health Care Services	Private	213
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	Private	209
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	Private	32
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	Private	32
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	Private	32
Accommodation and Food Services	Private	27
Accommodation	Private	20
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps	Private	20
Other Services (except Public Administration)	Private	83
Personal and Laundry Services	Private	83
Personal Care Services	Private	83

Educational Requirements for Massage Therapists

Workers must have postsecondary training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with a bachelor's degree have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Massage Therapists

Apply Health And Sanitation Standards
Apply Massage Therapy Treatments
Apply Patient Care Procedures
Enter Medical Insurance Billings
Process Records And Maintain Forms And Files
Provide Customer Service
Receive Customer Orders For Products Or Services
Schedule Appointments
Set Up Patient Care Equipment
Use Computers To Enter, Access And Retrieve Data
Use Medical Terminology

Schools and Training Providers for Massage Therapists

The training providers listed below offer one or more of the following programs:

Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage

Pioneer Pacific College 27501 SW Parkway Ave Wilsonville, OR 97070 Phone: (503) 682-3903 Programs of Training: Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	Western States Chiropractic College 2900 NE 132nd Ave Portland, OR 97230 Phone: (503) 256-3180 Programs of Training: Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	Everest Institute 9600 SW Oak, 4th Floor Tigard, OR 97223-6583 Phone: (503) 892-8100 Programs of Training: Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
Sage School of Massage & Healing Arts 369 NE Revere Suite B Bend, OR 97701 Phone: (541) 383-2122 Programs of Training: Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	Massage U 314 Jersey Street Silverton, OR 97381-1748 Phone: (503) 873-9030 Programs of Training: Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	Ashland Institute of Massage, Inc. 280 E. Hersey St. #8 Ashland, OR 97520-0042 Phone: (541) 482-5134 Programs of Training: Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
Blue Mountain Academy for the Healing Arts, LLC 1405 Washington Ave La Grande, OR 97850-2962 Phone: (541) 963-7435 Programs of Training: Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	Central Oregon Community College 2600 NW College Way Bend, OR 97701 Phone: (541) 383-7500 Programs of Training: Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	Rogue Community College 3345 Redwood Hwy Grants Pass, OR 97527 Phone: (541) 956-7500 Programs of Training: Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
Northwest College * Clackamas 8307 SE Monterey Ave Clackamas, OR 97086-7702 Phone: (503) 659-2834 Programs of Training: Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	Oregon School of Massage--Portland 9500 SW Barbur Blvd Suite 100 Portland, OR 97219-5425 Phone: (503) 244-3420 Programs of Training: Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	Portland Beauty School 8230 NE Siskiyou Street, Suite #102 Portland, OR 97220 Phone: (503) 255-6303 Programs of Training: Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
Massage Now Learning Institute 644 NE Greenwood Avenue #204 Bend, OR 97701-4569 Phone: (541) 317-9018 Programs of Training: Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	Oregon School of Massage--Salem 2111 Front St. NE, Bldg 3-101 Salem, OR 97301 Phone: (503) 585-8912 Programs of Training: Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	East-West College of the Healing Arts 525 NE Oregon St Portland, OR 97232-2765 Phone: (503) 233-6500 Programs of Training: Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
Anthem College 4145 SW Watson Ave #300 Beaverton, OR 97005-2157 Phone: (503) 646-6000 Programs of Training: Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	Northwest School of Animal Massage c/o Oregon Humane Society Portland, OR 97211-0364 Phone: (425) 222-3703 Programs of Training: Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	Heart of the Valley School of Massage, LLC 3158 NW Greenbriar Place Corvallis, OR 97330-3431 Phone: (541) 753-1020 Programs of Training: Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
Dee LaVon School of Massage 1270 W. 13th Street Coquille, OR 97423-1045 Phone: (541) 396-1695 Programs of Training: Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	Apollo College-Portland Inc 2004 Lloyd Center, 3rd Floor Portland, OR 97232 Phone: (503) 761-6100 Programs of Training: Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Massage Therapists

These Oregon community colleges have defined career pathway roadmaps to facilitate entry into this occupation:

Related Occupations

The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Massage Therapists matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Dental Assistants	24%
Medical Assistants	23%
Ambulance Drivers And Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	22%
Occupational Therapist Aides	22%
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	22%
Physical Therapist Aides	22%
Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers	21%
Surgical Technologists	21%

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