License Statistics

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Massage Therapist 1,188 1,083 1,009 1,046 981

Geographic Distribution of Registered Licensees*

As of January 7, 2013

Massage Therapists

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 320 Jefferson 56 Saratoga 262
Allegany 20 Kings 1,066 Schenectady 164
Bronx 270 Lewis 25 Schoharie 21
Broome 175 Livingston 77 Schuyler 20
Cattaraugus 52 Madison 82 Seneca 42
Cayuga 89 Monroe 744 Steuben 85
Chautauqua 87 Montgomery 35 St. Lawrence 52
Chemung 60 Nassau 1,083 Suffolk 1,574
Chenango 44 New York 1,537 Sullivan 56
Clinton 44 Niagara 201 Tioga 82
Columbia 95 Oneida 166 Tompkins 210
Cortland 57 Onondaga 448 Ulster 349
Delaware 47 Ontario 138 Warren 73
Dutchess 316 Orange 271 Washington 57
Erie 829 Orleans 24 Wayne 82
Essex 50 Oswego 99 Westchester 664
Franklin 55 Otsego 56 Wyoming 41
Fulton 26 Putnam 112 Yates 23
Genesee 52 Queens 1,159 NYS TOTAL 14,600
Greene 78 Rensselaer 176 OTHER US 2,193
Hamilton 2 Richmond 194 NON-US 28
Herkimer 39 Rockland 187 TOTAL 16,821

* Location reflects the licensee's primary mailing address on record with the Office of the Professions; the address is not necessarily the licensee's practice address. Although licensees must be registered to use the professional title or to practice within New York State, being registered does not mean the licensee is actively doing so.

Last Updated: January 10, 2013