Massage Therapist Career in Dubai
152 on the Register · 123 with a Full-time Licence
Dubai's medical register lists 152 massage therapist professionals. The 123 with a full-time licence work at 86 facilities. The FTL rate is 81%: the share holding an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility.
152
On the register
4
Register per 100K population
81%
FTL rate
0%
Consultant ratio
Top Employers
The largest employers of massage therapist professionals in Dubai, ranked by headcount.
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Massage Therapist Professionals
The areas with the most matched massage therapist records. Areas come from the address on each facility's Zavis directory listing. 3,021 of Dubai's 5,505 facilities have an address that names one of these areas; the rest are in other communities or have no usable address, so an area's count is not its full workforce and an area missing here is not an area without this specialty.
Al Barsha
15 matched
Jumeirah
11 matched
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)
9 matched
Umm Suqeim
6 matched
Al Wasl
5 matched
Al Nahda
4 matched
Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT)
3 matched
Dubai Marina
3 matched
Employment Model
FTL (Full-time licence)
123
81%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
29
19%
The FTL rate is the share of registered massage therapist professionals who hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. A REG record means the professional has passed registration with the Dubai health regulator, which the regulator describes as the step before looking for a job, but is not currently licensed at a facility. That can mean someone between jobs, newly registered or not yet hired. Licence type does not measure skill or seniority.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many massage therapist professionals work in Dubai?
As of 2026-04-03, 123 massage therapist professionals held an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. Dubai's medical register listed 152 in all, or 4 per 100,000 population. The rest are almost all Registered Only: registered with the Dubai health regulator but holding no facility licence, so they cannot practise in Dubai until a facility activates one.
What are the top employers for massage therapist in Dubai?
The largest employers are Shabab Alahli Club Clinic, T.C.M Acupuncture Therapy Center, Ayur Vaidya Ayurvedic Center. The top facility employs 5 massage therapist professionals.
What is the FTL rate for massage therapist in Dubai?
81% of massage therapist professionals on Dubai's medical register hold a full-time licence (FTL) at a Dubai facility. Another 19% are Registered Only (REG): they have passed registration with the Dubai health regulator but do not currently hold a licence at a Dubai facility, so they cannot practise until a facility activates one.
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Source: the public register of licensed medical professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator, read 2026-04-03. See data sources. This career profile is for informational purposes only and does not constitute career or employment advice.