Determine the requirements in your state and/or city. Currently 45 states have state-wide licensure and each state has different requirements. In my state, Oklahoma, we require massage therapists to be licensed with the Oklahoma Board of Cosmetology & Barbering. You must have a transcript of at least 500 hrs from a school that is approved through the Oklahoma Board of Private and Vocational Schools. You must also pass the national licensure test for massage therapists, the MB