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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
29-1071 Physician Assistants
Provide healthcare services typically performed by a physician, under the supervision of a physician. Conduct complete physicals, provide treatment, and counsel patients. May, in some cases, prescribe medication. Must graduate from an accredited educational program for physician assistants. Excludes "Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics" (29-2041), "Medical Assistants" (31-9092), "Registered Nurses" (29-1141), "Nurse Anesthetists" (29-1151), "Nurse Midwives" (29-1161), and "Nurse Practitioners" (29-1171).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 114,710 |
1.4 % |
$52.13 |
$108,430 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$33.23 |
$43.34 |
$52.22 |
$61.16 |
$73.00 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$69,120 |
$90,150 |
$108,610 |
$127,220 |
$151,850 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Offices of Physicians |
64,540 |
2.49 |
$52.01 |
$108,180 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
28,050 |
0.51 |
$52.47 |
$109,140 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
8,910 |
0.97 |
$56.15 |
$116,780 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
2,620 |
0.09 |
$49.21 |
$102,370 |
| Employment Services |
2,240 |
0.06 |
$52.13 |
$108,420 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
12,060 |
1.29 |
1.62 |
$56.25 |
$117,000 |
| California |
10,520 |
0.62 |
0.78 |
$56.36 |
$117,230 |
| Texas |
7,930 |
0.65 |
0.83 |
$52.69 |
$109,590 |
| Pennsylvania |
6,650 |
1.14 |
1.44 |
$47.36 |
$98,510 |
| Florida |
6,040 |
0.70 |
0.89 |
$50.93 |
$105,930 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
520 |
1.65 |
2.09 |
$58.78 |
$122,260 |
| Connecticut |
2,300 |
1.39 |
1.75 |
$60.39 |
$125,610 |
| Montana |
630 |
1.36 |
1.72 |
$51.02 |
$106,130 |
| New York |
12,060 |
1.29 |
1.62 |
$56.25 |
$117,000 |
| South Dakota |
540 |
1.27 |
1.60 |
$49.44 |
$102,830 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Connecticut |
2,300 |
1.39 |
1.75 |
$60.39 |
$125,610 |
| Washington |
2,470 |
0.76 |
0.96 |
$59.61 |
$123,980 |
| Alaska |
520 |
1.65 |
2.09 |
$58.78 |
$122,260 |
| Hawaii |
320 |
0.50 |
0.63 |
$58.23 |
$121,120 |
| California |
10,520 |
0.62 |
0.78 |
$56.36 |
$117,230 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
10,870 |
1.14 |
1.44 |
$57.40 |
$119,400 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,090 |
0.50 |
0.64 |
$54.53 |
$113,430 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,820 |
1.02 |
1.29 |
$51.64 |
$107,410 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,810 |
0.79 |
0.99 |
$49.85 |
$103,680 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,780 |
0.98 |
1.23 |
$52.35 |
$108,880 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,340 |
0.75 |
0.94 |
$52.99 |
$110,210 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,010 |
0.75 |
0.94 |
$50.79 |
$105,650 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,980 |
0.66 |
0.84 |
$60.07 |
$124,950 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,930 |
0.74 |
0.94 |
$51.18 |
$106,460 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
1,770 |
1.20 |
1.51 |
$50.30 |
$104,620 |
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