Minimum education
500 hours
Statewide entry-education orientation; pathway details remain in the licensing record.
6 sections published
Idaho State Guide
Massage Therapy in Idaho
Explore Idaho massage licensing requirements, insurance considerations, continuing education, workforce data, and official resources, with links to official sources.
Statewide requirements and local rules are identified separately. This guide is general information, not legal advice.
- Regulator
- Idaho State Board of Massage Therapy, Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses
- Verified
- Credential
- Licensed Massage Therapist
- Verified
ID · main-state atlas plateIdaho
Locator · same geometry as the atlas
Idaho Code § 54-4015 bars local professional licensing requirements for licensed massage therapists; general local business, zoning, public-health and safety rules still apply.
Renewal
Licenses are issued for two years and expire on the licensee's birthday. DOPL phased the change in from May 19, 2025: licensees born in odd years moved at their 2025 renewal, and those born in even years received a one-year 2025 renewal and move to two years at their 2026 renewal.
Renewal cadence only; deadlines, fees, and mechanics are in the state's CE and renewal requirements.
Continuing education
No statewide recurring CE requirement
The reviewed finding is bounded; confirm the current detail in the state's CE and renewal requirements.
Details worth confirming
1 reviewed licensing detail should be confirmed before applying or renewing in Idaho. Each is summarised from the licensing record, which keeps the full caution and its official context.
Bounded
Idaho's rule preface mentions CE without setting hours
The current rule preface mentions continuing education, but its operative sections and the current Board renewal page set no recurring massage CE hours. Recheck the Board's live renewal instructions before filing.
Detail worth confirming · Continuing education
Entry
Bounded
Examination — MBLEx or named legacy national examination
Examination acceptance depends on the reviewed pathway.
Verified
Additional requirements — No statewide practitioner liability-insurance mandate or separate massage-establishment credential was identified in the current massage chapter, rule, or Board guidance.
From the licensing record
Renewal and continuing education
Verified
Required subjects — No recurring massage-specific CE subject requirement is stated in the current operative rule sections.
From the licensing record
Verified
Carryover — Carryover is not applicable because no current massage-specific CE hour requirement was identified.
From the licensing record
Verified
Documentation — No routine massage-specific CE documentation requirement is stated in the current operative rule sections.
From the licensing record
Scope, title and advertising
Verified
Scope of practice — Idaho Code chapter 40 defines massage therapy as compensated structured touch and soft-tissue manipulation within the statutory scope.
From the licensing record
Verified
Protected titles — Practice and protected massage-therapy titles require an Idaho license, subject to statutory exemptions.
From the licensing record
Local rules
Verified
Local requirements — Section 54-4015 bars local governments from setting professional licensing requirements for licensed massage therapists; it does not address general business, zoning, public-health or safety rules.
From the licensing record
02 · Education
Massage education in Idaho
Bounded
Legal education requirements, official starting points, and selected MassageData program records are distinct.
See the Idaho school records and official lists →No individual program record cleared this review. That is not evidence that Idaho has no massage programs.
Legal entry requirement
500 hours
VerifiedStatewide entry-education orientation; pathway details remain in the licensing record.
Review the detailed licensing pathway →Official starting point
Idaho registered proprietary-school listing
The Idaho State Board of Education publishes the registered proprietary-school list and DOPL links to that regulator for private proprietary schools. The list is an oversight resource, not a claim that every listed school offers a current massage program.
Open official resource ↗Before enrolling
School approval is not the same as massage licensure, accreditation, or a guarantee of outcomes.
03 · Insurance
Insurance considerations
Bounded
No statewide practitioner professional-liability insurance mandate was identified in Idaho Code chapter 40, IDAPA 24.27.01, or the current Board licensing page.
Limits of this finding
The reviewed sources do not support a universal legal conclusion. General information only—not legal, financial, or coverage advice.
Professional risk context
Separate the legal finding from prudent professional risk management; verify covered modalities, exclusions, defense costs, limits, and policy dates.
Premises, property, employment, cyber, vehicle, and other business exposures are distinct from professional liability and require policy-specific review.
- Do not infer a legal insurance mandate from common professional practice.
- Recheck the linked licensing record and the intended practice address.
- Idaho Code Title 54, Chapter 40 — Massage Therapists Accessed October 6, 2026
- IDAPA 24.27.01 — Rules of the Idaho State Board of Massage Therapy Accessed October 6, 2026
- Idaho DOPL — Board of Massage Therapy Accessed October 6, 2026
Questions for an insurer
- Does the policy satisfy any state or local requirement that applies to this practice?
- Which modalities, locations, entities, and workers are covered?
- Are defense costs inside or outside the stated limits?
04 · Continuing education
Legal orientation and official starting points
Bounded
Legal CE orientation
No statewide recurring CE requirement
BoundedThe reviewed finding is bounded; confirm the current detail in the state's CE and renewal requirements.
Use official starting points to explore continuing-education resources in Idaho. Legal renewal and continuing-education requirements are on Idaho's CE and renewal page.
See detailed Idaho renewal and CE requirements →Compare Idaho CE and renewal with other states →Official CE starting points
Bounded05 · Workforce
Idaho workforce outlook
Bounded
BLS May 2025 OEWS estimates 170 wage-and-salary massage therapist jobs in Idaho; this is not a license count or practitioner census.
Employment
Bounded170
Estimated wage-and-salary jobs
Definition, limits, and sources
- Definition
- BLS OEWS estimate of massage therapist jobs in Idaho in May 2025.
- Method
- BLS OEWS state estimate for SOC 31-9011, Massage Therapists, retrieved from the official BLS public data API.
- Limitation
- OEWS estimates wage-and-salary jobs, excludes self-employed workers, and is not a license count or practitioner census.
- Comparability
- Compare only with the same occupation, measure, geography level, and May 2025 OEWS vintage.
- Observed or accessed
- October 6, 2026
- Uncertainty
- 21.7 percent: BLS-published relative standard error for this state occupation estimate or wage series.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Public Data API — May 2025 OEWS State Series Accessed October 6, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025 Methodology Accessed July 29, 2026
Compensation
Bounded$29.05/hr
Median hourly wage
Definition, limits, and sources
- Definition
- BLS OEWS median hourly wage for massage therapist jobs in Idaho in May 2025.
- Method
- BLS OEWS state estimate for SOC 31-9011, Massage Therapists, retrieved from the official BLS public data API.
- Limitation
- OEWS estimates wage-and-salary jobs, excludes self-employed workers, and is not a license count or practitioner census.
- Comparability
- Compare only with the same occupation, measure, geography level, and May 2025 OEWS vintage.
- Observed or accessed
- October 6, 2026
- Uncertainty
- 7 percent: BLS-published relative standard error for this state occupation estimate or wage series.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Public Data API — May 2025 OEWS State Series Accessed October 6, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025 Methodology Accessed July 29, 2026
$60,420
Median annual wage
Definition, limits, and sources
- Definition
- BLS OEWS median annual wage for massage therapist jobs in Idaho in May 2025.
- Method
- BLS OEWS state estimate for SOC 31-9011, Massage Therapists, retrieved from the official BLS public data API.
- Limitation
- OEWS estimates wage-and-salary jobs, excludes self-employed workers, and is not a license count or practitioner census.
- Comparability
- Compare only with the same occupation, measure, geography level, and May 2025 OEWS vintage.
- Observed or accessed
- October 6, 2026
- Uncertainty
- 7 percent: BLS-published relative standard error for this state occupation estimate or wage series.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Public Data API — May 2025 OEWS State Series Accessed October 6, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025 Methodology Accessed July 29, 2026
Growth and openings
Bounded280
Projection base employment
Definition, limits, and sources
- Definition
- Reported 2024 base employment in the state long-term projection.
- Method
- State-submitted long-term occupation projection distributed through the Projections Managing Partnership system sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.
- Limitation
- Projection employment coverage differs from OEWS. Published endpoints are rounded, so the reported numeric and percentage changes must not be recomputed from rounded endpoint values.
- Comparability
- Compare only within the same state's 2024–2034 projection series and measure; do not equate projection employment with OEWS employment.
- Observed or accessed
- October 5, 2026
- Projections Central — 2024–2034 Long-Term Occupational Projections Accessed October 5, 2026
370
Projected employment
Definition, limits, and sources
- Definition
- Reported 2034 employment in the state long-term projection.
- Method
- State-submitted long-term occupation projection distributed through the Projections Managing Partnership system sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.
- Limitation
- Projection employment coverage differs from OEWS. Published endpoints are rounded, so the reported numeric and percentage changes must not be recomputed from rounded endpoint values.
- Comparability
- Compare only within the same state's 2024–2034 projection series and measure; do not equate projection employment with OEWS employment.
- Observed or accessed
- October 5, 2026
- Projections Central — 2024–2034 Long-Term Occupational Projections Accessed October 5, 2026
90
Projected numeric change
Definition, limits, and sources
- Definition
- State-reported numeric employment change across the 2024–2034 projection period.
- Method
- State-submitted long-term occupation projection distributed through the Projections Managing Partnership system sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.
- Limitation
- Projection employment coverage differs from OEWS. Published endpoints are rounded, so the reported numeric and percentage changes must not be recomputed from rounded endpoint values.
- Comparability
- Compare only within the same state's 2024–2034 projection series and measure; do not equate projection employment with OEWS employment.
- Observed or accessed
- October 5, 2026
- Projections Central — 2024–2034 Long-Term Occupational Projections Accessed October 5, 2026
31.3%
Projected percentage change
Definition, limits, and sources
- Definition
- State-reported percentage employment change across the 2024–2034 projection period.
- Method
- State-submitted long-term occupation projection distributed through the Projections Managing Partnership system sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.
- Limitation
- Projection employment coverage differs from OEWS. Published endpoints are rounded, so the reported numeric and percentage changes must not be recomputed from rounded endpoint values.
- Comparability
- Compare only within the same state's 2024–2034 projection series and measure; do not equate projection employment with OEWS employment.
- Observed or accessed
- October 5, 2026
- Projections Central — 2024–2034 Long-Term Occupational Projections Accessed October 5, 2026
50
Projected annual openings
Definition, limits, and sources
- Definition
- State-reported average annual openings, including growth, exits, and occupational transfers.
- Method
- State-submitted long-term occupation projection distributed through the Projections Managing Partnership system sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.
- Limitation
- Projection employment coverage differs from OEWS. Published endpoints are rounded, so the reported numeric and percentage changes must not be recomputed from rounded endpoint values.
- Comparability
- Compare only within the same state's 2024–2034 projection series and measure; do not equate projection employment with OEWS employment.
- Observed or accessed
- October 5, 2026
- Projections Central — 2024–2034 Long-Term Occupational Projections Accessed October 5, 2026
Population universe
OEWS measures wage-and-salary jobs. Projections Central distributes state long-term occupational projections; its base and projected employment universe is not assumed to match OEWS.
Self-employment
BLS OEWS excludes self-employed workers, which is material in massage therapy.
Workforce source set
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Public Data API — May 2025 OEWS State Series Accessed October 6, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025 Methodology Accessed July 29, 2026
- Projections Central — 2024–2034 Long-Term Occupational Projections Accessed October 5, 2026
06 · Resources
Official resources
BoundedEvery route leaves MassageData.
A selected official starting set, not a complete source ledger.
07 · Method
How this guide is made
Every field on this page carries a knowledge state, and every state is written as a word before it is drawn as a colour.
- Verified
- We checked the cited source on the stated date and the requirement exists as published. The date is the claim: it says when we looked, not that the rule is permanent.
- Bounded
- We know part of the answer and can say exactly where our knowledge stops. The boundary is stated in words and the fuller source is linked. A bounded finding is the edge of what we know, never an error.
What this guide does not determine
Local business, zoning, facility, and professional rules may apply in addition to statewide requirements. Confirm current requirements with the responsible authority before acting.
Sources and reviewBounded
This guide projects 12 distinct official or first-party source links from the governed records. Reviewed October 6, 2026.