Personal Care
Reiki Practitioners
SOC 39-9099
Provide energy healing sessions to clients seeking relaxation and wellness.
The job
Median pay
$42k
$34k to $43k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+5.9% projected
Openings a year
14k
BLS projection
Typical education
Postsecondary cert
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
17/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
38th pct
More exposed than 38% of occupations · modeled estimate
Future-proof
55/100
Key skills
- Reiki technique
- Client care
- Empathy
- Communication
- Business sense
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 22,930 | 11.7 | 30.0× | $42k |
| California | 4,770 | 0.3 | 0.7× | $40k |
| Florida | 3,590 | 0.4 | 0.9× | $35k |
| Georgia | 2,250 | 0.5 | 1.2× | $25k |
| Pennsylvania | 1,980 | 0.3 | 0.8× | $28k |
| Maryland | 1,860 | 0.7 | 1.7× | $37k |
| Virginia | 1,570 | 0.4 | 1.0× | $34k |
| Massachusetts | 1,565 | 0.4 | 1.1× | $47k~ |
| Nevada | 1,450 | 0.9 | 2.4× | $35k |
| New Jersey | 1,440 | 0.3 | 0.9× | $39k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 1,420 | 0.7 | 1.9× | $33k |
| Texas | 1,400 | 0.1 | 0.3× | $37k |
| Hawaii | 1,340 | 2.1 | 5.5× | $34k |
| Colorado | 1,280 | 0.4 | 1.1× | $38k |
| Arizona | 1,270 | 0.4 | 1.0× | $49k~ |
| Ohio | 1,200 | 0.2 | 0.6× | $29k |
| Utah | 1,160 | 0.7 | 1.7× | $37k |
| New York | 1,040 | 0.1 | 0.3× | $41k |
| Tennessee | 810 | 0.2 | 0.6× | $32k |
| Minnesota | 790 | 0.3 | 0.7× | $32k |
| Wisconsin | 740 | 0.3 | 0.7× | $33k |
| Washington | 670 | 0.2 | 0.5× | $41k |
| Oklahoma | 591 | 0.3 | 0.9× | $34k~ |
| North Carolina | 560 | 0.1 | 0.3× | $33k |
| Connecticut | 480 | 0.3 | 0.7× | $36k |
| Michigan | 480 | 0.1 | 0.3× | $32k |
| Missouri | 460 | 0.2 | 0.4× | $30k |
| South Carolina | 340 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $45k |
| New Hampshire | 330 | 0.5 | 1.2× | $30k |
| Maine | 320 | 0.5 | 1.3× | $41k |
| Iowa | 310 | 0.2 | 0.5× | $31k |
| Illinois | 270 | 0.0 | 0.1× | $42k |
| Montana | 263 | 0.5 | 1.3× | $39k~ |
| Alabama | 240 | 0.1 | 0.3× | $24k |
| Kansas | 220 | 0.2 | 0.4× | $36k |
| Washington DC | 217 | 0.3 | 0.8× | $44k~ |
| Delaware | 209 | 0.4 | 1.1× | $36k~ |
| Rhode Island | 196 | 0.4 | 1.0× | $41k~ |
| Kentucky | 180 | 0.1 | 0.2× | $35k |
| North Dakota | 170 | 0.4 | 1.0× | $34k |
| Vermont | 170 | 0.6 | 1.4× | $35k |
| Idaho | 160 | 0.2 | 0.5× | $42k |
| Mississippi | 160 | 0.1 | 0.3× | $22k |
| Alaska | 157 | 0.5 | 1.2× | $47k~ |
| Nebraska | 140 | 0.1 | 0.3× | $30k |
| Arkansas | 120 | 0.1 | 0.2× | $31k |
| West Virginia | 110 | 0.2 | 0.4× | $33k |
| Wyoming | 110 | 0.4 | 1.0× | $38k~ |
| New Mexico | 90 | 0.1 | 0.3× | $39k |
| Indiana | 80 | 0.0 | 0.1× | $28k |
| South Dakota | 30 | 0.1 | 0.2× | $51k |
Top metro areas
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA11,120 jobs · $42k median
- Salem, OR2,870 jobs · $42k median
- Eugene-Springfield, OR2,350 jobs · $42k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,860 jobs · $42k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL1,690 jobs · $35k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,600 jobs · $43k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA1,440 jobs · $24k median
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV1,280 jobs · $35k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Reiki Practitioners interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.