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{popin}The following is a compilation of data gathered by the American Massage Therapy Association® (AMTA®) from U.S. government statistics,  surveys of consumers and massage therapists and recent clinical studies on the efficacy of massage. These data provide an overview of the current state of the massage therapy profession, public and medical acceptance of the value of massage and increasing consumer usage of massage therapy in the U.S. Download Document 
The Massage Therapy Profession
- In 2005, massage therapy was projected to be a $6 to $11 billion a year industry.1
- AMTA estimates that in 2010, massage therapy was a $12-17 billion industry. 2
- It is estimated that there are 280,000 to 320,000 massage therapists and massage school students in the United States.2
- According to the U.S. Department of Labor in 2010, employment for massage therapists is expected to increase 19 percent from 2008 to 2018, faster than average for all occupations. However, this is one percentage point lower than their forecast in 2006. 3
- Between July 2009 and July 2010, roughly 48 million adult Americans (18 percent) had a massage at least once.4
- The economy affected the number of people who had a massage from July 2009 to July 2010 (down 4 percentage points from 2008-2009). 4
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Excerpted from an article titled 5 High-Paying, Low-Stress Jobs
By Amy Bell (Saturday, May 15, 2010)
If you're like thousands of other job seekers, you may dream of earning the big bucks without having to deal with the extreme stress that goes hand-in-hand with top-paying jobs.  Of course, a high-salary, low-stress job sounds too good to be true. Or is it?
Believe it or not, you don't have to take on a heart-pounding career as a brain surgeon, airline pilot or stock broker to bring home some serious bacon. As a matter of fact, some of the highest-stress jobs pay surprisingly scanty salaries. Just think about police officers, firefighters and social workers. These folks have quite possibly the most nerve-racking jobs in the world, yet most of them earn less than $45,000 a year. What about combat soldiers who face death on a daily basis? They typically earn less than $30,000 a year.
In other words, high stress does not always equal a hefty salary, or vice versa. Fortunately, there are plenty of laid-back career choices that pay quite generously.
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