Minimum education
725 hours
Statewide entry-education orientation; pathway details remain in the licensing record.
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New Hampshire State Guide
Massage Therapy in New Hampshire
Explore New Hampshire 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
- New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification
- Verified
- Credential
- Licensed Massage Therapist
- Verified
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The statewide license does not displace generally applicable local business, zoning, premises, health, or safety requirements.
Renewal
Licenses renew biennially and expire on the last day of the licensee's birth month in each even-numbered year.
Renewal cadence only; deadlines, fees, and mechanics are in the state's CE and renewal requirements.
Continuing education
12 hours
Twelve hours are completed within the two-year renewal period.
Compact legal CE orientation only; subjects, documentation, and renewal mechanics are in the state's CE and renewal requirements.
Entry
Verified
Examination — MBLEx or qualifying national certifying examination
Required examination categories from the canonical licensing record.
Verified
Background check — Current Plc 904.06 expressly states that a criminal background check is not required for massage therapist licensure.
From the licensing record
Verified
Additional requirements — No statewide practitioner professional-liability insurance mandate was identified in RSA 328-B or current Plc 900.
From the licensing record
Renewal and continuing education
Verified
Carryover — The current rule permits qualifying self-study but does not authorize carryover beyond the licensing period or state a separate recurring online-hour cap.
From the licensing record
Verified
Documentation — Licensees retain completion evidence and supply documentation when audited or requested by OPLC.
From the licensing record
Coming from another state
Verified
Endorsement or reciprocity — RSA 328-B authorizes licensure by reciprocity or endorsement when the applicant's out-of-state qualifications are substantially equivalent and the credential is in good standing.
From the licensing record
Scope, title and advertising
Verified
Scope of practice — RSA 328-B defines massage therapy and establishes the licensed scope and exemptions.
From the licensing record
Verified
Protected titles — A current OPLC license is required for the massage therapist title and regulated practice.
From the licensing record
Local rules
Verified
Local requirements — The state credential coexists with generally applicable local business, zoning, premises, health, and safety law.
From the licensing record
02 · Education
Massage education in New Hampshire
Bounded
Legal education requirements, official starting points, and selected MassageData program records are distinct.
See the New Hampshire school records and official lists →No individual program record cleared this review. That is not evidence that New Hampshire has no massage programs.
Legal entry requirement
725 hours
VerifiedStatewide entry-education orientation; pathway details remain in the licensing record.
Review the detailed licensing pathway →Official starting point
New Hampshire massage-education qualification and career-school resources
Current Plc 900 supplies the controlling school and curriculum qualification framework. The available Department of Education directory is dated September 25, 2024 and contains license dates that do not establish a current 2026 program roster.
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 RSA 328-B or the current Plc 900 rules.
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.
- New Hampshire RSA 328-B — Massage Therapists Accessed July 29, 2026
- New Hampshire Plc 900 — Massage Therapists, effective October 17, 2025 Accessed July 29, 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
12 hours
Twelve hours are completed within the two-year renewal period.
VerifiedCompact legal CE orientation only; subjects, documentation, and renewal mechanics are in the state's CE and renewal requirements.
Use official starting points to explore continuing-education resources in New Hampshire. Legal renewal and continuing-education requirements are on New Hampshire's CE and renewal page.
See detailed New Hampshire renewal and CE requirements →Compare New Hampshire CE and renewal with other states →Official CE starting points
Bounded05 · Workforce
New Hampshire workforce outlook
Bounded
BLS May 2025 OEWS estimates 270 wage-and-salary massage therapist jobs in New Hampshire; this is not a license count or practitioner census.
Employment
Bounded270
Estimated wage-and-salary jobs
Definition, limits, and sources
- Definition
- BLS OEWS estimate of massage therapist jobs in New Hampshire 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
- July 29, 2026
- Uncertainty
- 19 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 July 29, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025 Methodology Accessed July 29, 2026
Compensation
Bounded$38.63/hr
Median hourly wage
Definition, limits, and sources
- Definition
- BLS OEWS median hourly wage for massage therapist jobs in New Hampshire 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
- July 29, 2026
- Uncertainty
- 7.5 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 July 29, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025 Methodology Accessed July 29, 2026
$80,360
Median annual wage
Definition, limits, and sources
- Definition
- BLS OEWS median annual wage for massage therapist jobs in New Hampshire 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
- July 29, 2026
- Uncertainty
- 7.5 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 July 29, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025 Methodology Accessed July 29, 2026
Growth and openings
Bounded1,740
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
- July 29, 2026
- Projections Central — 2024–2034 Long-Term Occupational Projections Accessed July 29, 2026
1,850
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
- July 29, 2026
- Projections Central — 2024–2034 Long-Term Occupational Projections Accessed July 29, 2026
110
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
- July 29, 2026
- Projections Central — 2024–2034 Long-Term Occupational Projections Accessed July 29, 2026
6.4%
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
- July 29, 2026
- Projections Central — 2024–2034 Long-Term Occupational Projections Accessed July 29, 2026
230
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
- July 29, 2026
- Projections Central — 2024–2034 Long-Term Occupational Projections Accessed July 29, 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 July 29, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025 Methodology Accessed July 29, 2026
- Projections Central — 2024–2034 Long-Term Occupational Projections Accessed July 29, 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 8 distinct official or first-party source links from the governed records. Reviewed July 29, 2026.