CE carryover not established
No carryover authorization was identified in reviewed current Board materials.
Georgia State Guide
Georgia massage therapy guide
Explore Georgia massage licensing requirements, insurance considerations, continuing education, workforce data, and official resources, with dated official sources and scheduled review.
Statewide requirements and local rules are identified separately. This guide is general information, not legal advice.
Claim-level cautions
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These cautions apply only to the named fields. They do not invalidate the rest of the independently supported Georgia record.
Georgia licensing
State practitioner license required with local establishment regulation
Georgia licenses individual massage therapists through the Board. Current rules identify age 18, high school completion, 500 hours, an accepted national examination, fingerprints, professional-liability insurance, and the state application.
A Georgia practitioner license is generally required statewide, while counties and cities may separately regulate massage businesses.
View the full Georgia licensing record →- Regulator
- Georgia Secretary of State, Georgia Board of Massage Therapy
- Credential
- Licensed Massage Therapist
- Education
- 500 hours
- Renewal
- Georgia massage licenses renew biennially.
Practice risk
Insurance considerations
Georgia requires massage therapist applicants and licensees to maintain liability insurance with at least $1 million per occurrence and $3 million aggregate coverage for bodily injury, property damage, and professional liability as described by current Board guidance.
General information only—not legal, financial, or coverage advice.
Questions for an insurer
- Does the policy evidence $1 million per occurrence and $3 million aggregate?
- Are bodily injury, property damage, and professional liability all covered?
- Which modalities and locations are excluded?
License renewal
Continuing education
The Board defines qualifying CE, hands-on content, providers, and renewal treatment; the licensing record owns the detailed hour requirement.
CE is managed through CE Broker and licensees must retain any additional proof required by the Board.
See detailed Georgia renewal and CE requirements →Official CE starting points
Georgia Board massage therapy FAQ and CE guidanceOpen official resource ↗Employment and wages
Georgia workforce outlook
May 2025 BLS OEWS data presented by the U.S. Department of Labor estimate 1,700 wage-and-salary massage therapist jobs in Georgia. This is not a license count or practitioner census.
Estimated wage-and-salary jobs
OEWS measures wage-and-salary jobs by occupation.
OEWS excludes self-employed workers, which is material in massage therapy.
Workforce sources and regional projections
Georgia agencies and data
Official resources
Start with the Georgia Board of Massage Therapy.
Sources and updates
Reviewed July 25, 2026
Information was reviewed against the linked official and first-party sources. Next scheduled review: August 25, 2026.
Official authority and source list
Local business, zoning, facility, and professional rules may apply in addition to statewide requirements. Confirm current requirements with the responsible authority before acting.