Workers' comp class code · Lodging
Class code 9054 — Spas or Baths (California)
California classification for spa and bath facilities, which the state rates separately even when run inside a hotel or resort.
California’s rating bureau classifies spa and bath facilities — businesses offering massage or personal-appearance services together with saunas, steam rooms, hydrotherapy, soaking tubs and similar bath facilities — under their own classification, 9054, provided they do not run exercise facilities.
For lodging, this matters at resorts and spa-forward boutique hotels. California directs that spa operations run in connection with a hotel be classified separately rather than lumped in with the lodging staff, so the spa’s therapists, attendants and front desk are reported apart from housekeeping and the front office.
The line between classes depends on the facilities. Massage and personal-appearance services without bath facilities point to the salon and personal-appearance class, while a facility with exercise space and equipment points toward a health club classification. Describing exactly what the spa offers keeps the payroll in the right place.
What code 9054 typically includes
- Massage therapists and estheticians working in a spa with bath facilities
- Spa attendants for saunas, steam rooms and soaking tubs
- Spa reception and booking staff
- Hydrotherapy and bath-facility staff
Codes this one gets confused with
9586 — Barber Shop/Beauty Parlor
Massage or personal-appearance services offered without bath facilities generally point to the personal-appearance class instead.
See code 95869050 — Hotels, Motels & Short-Term Residential Housing (California)
The resort’s lodging staff stay in the California hotel class; the spa is reported separately.
See code 9050What this code means for your premium
Spa payroll is rated on its own in California, so the spa’s claim history and staffing affect its cost separately from the hotel’s lodging staff.
Check your coverageClassification is not final until a carrier assigns it. Code numbers, wording and exceptions vary by state and rating bureau — several states run their own bureaus. This page is general reference written in our own words; your carrier's underwriter assigns the code based on your actual operations and payroll records.
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