Can AI Replace Massage Therapists in 2026?

Lower exposure. AI could handle about 7% of today's massage therapists tasks by 2036, and there is a 3% chance the number of jobs falls by a fifth or more. AI mostly assists people in this role.

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Timeline

Year2030

Tasks AI can do

Headcount (2025 = 100)

105

Chance of 20%+ fewer jobs

4% 2030 · 3% 2036

One person could cover, 2036

~1 roles

Share of today's tasks AI can perform

Headcount index, 2025 = 100 (dashed line)

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Try an AI tool on one task you'd normally do by hand: "Maintain treatment records".Get visibly better at your human core: "Confer with clients about their medical histories and problems with stress or pain to determine how massage will be most helpful".Rewrite the top of your CV around judgment, people and decisions, not routine output.

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Based on 14 O*NET tasks for "Massage Therapists" (SOC 31-9011.00). LLM alone: 7% of tasks; with AI tools: 7%. Projections are a model, not official statistics. How we calculate this · Data version 2026-10