Physician assistants
Detailed Occupation
Add ComparisonPhysician assistants are most often employed by the N/A industry. The average yearly wage for Physician assistants was $130,129 in 2022.
The locations that employ the most Physician assistants are . The locations with a relatively high concentration of Physician assistants are Allen County (Outside Fort Wayne City) PUMA, IN, Capital Region Planning Commission 2--East Baton Rouge Parish (South) PUMA, LA, and NYC-Staten Island Community District 3--South Shore PUMA, NY.
Employment and salary information for the Physician assistants workforce. Physician assistants workforce in 2022 was 148,113 people, of which 66.1% were women and 33.9% were men. Physician assistants are paid most in San Mateo County (East Central)--Redwood City, San Carlos & Belmont Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Allen County (Outside Fort Wayne City) PUMA, IN.
The Physician assistants workforce in 2022 was 148,113 people (66.1% women and 33.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 27.7% between 2014 (115,986) and 2022 (148,113).
This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Physician assistants.
During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Delaware ($185,404), Kansas ($171,454), and South Dakota ($166,064).
In N/A, Physician assistants earned an average of N/A, $NaNk less than the average national salary of $64,683
The graph shows the ranking of Physician assistants in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.
In undefined, Physician assistants had a wage GINI coefficient of 1, which is higher than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Physician assistants (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).
The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Physician assistants compared to the entire workforce in the country.
Information on the industries that employ Physician assistants and on wages for those in the field. N/A is the industry that employs the most Physician assistants, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Physician assistants, by average wage, is Offices of chiropractors ($285,415).
This graphic shows the share of Physician assistants employed by various industries. General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals employs the largest share of Physician assistants at 49.7%, followed by Offices of physicians with 35.6% and Outpatient care centers with 14.7%.
Demographic information on Physician assistants in the US. The workforce of Physician assistants in 2022 was 148,113 people, with 66.1% woman, and 33.9% men. The average age of male Physician assistants in the workforce is 42.9 and of female Physician assistants is 37.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Physician assistants is White.
The workforce of Physician assistants in 2022 was 148,113 people, with 66.1% woman, and 33.9% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were N/A years (N/A people), N/A years (N/A people), and N/A years (N/A people). Among them they concentrated N/A% of the total workforce.
In 2022, 10.1% of Physician assistants workers were Hispanic and 89.9% non-Hispanic.
The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting N/A
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In 2022, 75.9% of the Physician assistants workforce were White, of which 66.7% were women and 33.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (8.81%) and Two or More Races (6.9%).
Data on higher education choices for Physician assistants from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Physician assistants is N/A but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Biology.
Among the necessary skills for Physician assistants, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Physician assistants need more than the average amount of Science.
The most common majors achieved by Physician assistants in N/A (counting all academic degrees) were N/A.
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The main educational levels achieved by the Physician assistants workers were Graduate Degree (109,148 people), Bachelors Degree (27,120 people), and Associates Degree (4,072 people).
The graphic shows the Physician assistants workforce by gender and educational level.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Physician assistants from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Physician assistants need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening.
