Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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) |
| 120,090 |
1.5 % |
$54.04 |
$112,410 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$34.96 |
$44.62 |
$53.97 |
$62.75 |
$75.54 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$72,720 |
$92,800 |
$112,260 |
$130,530 |
$157,120 |
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 |
66,800 |
2.52 |
$53.68 |
$111,650 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
29,530 |
0.53 |
$54.60 |
$113,580 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
9,540 |
1.00 |
$58.33 |
$121,320 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
3,590 |
0.12 |
$51.60 |
$107,330 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
1,870 |
0.20 |
$52.02 |
$108,190 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Offices of Physicians |
66,800 |
2.52 |
$53.68 |
$111,650 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
9,540 |
1.00 |
$58.33 |
$121,320 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
1,480 |
0.56 |
$53.94 |
$112,190 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
29,530 |
0.53 |
$54.60 |
$113,580 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
1,870 |
0.20 |
$52.02 |
$108,190 |
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.
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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 |
13,270 |
1.39 |
1.70 |
$59.17 |
$123,080 |
| California |
10,890 |
0.63 |
0.77 |
$61.31 |
$127,520 |
| Texas |
8,040 |
0.65 |
0.79 |
$52.54 |
$109,270 |
| Pennsylvania |
7,200 |
1.22 |
1.49 |
$49.33 |
$102,620 |
| Florida |
6,630 |
0.75 |
0.92 |
$52.17 |
$108,510 |
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 |
470 |
1.49 |
1.83 |
$61.79 |
$128,530 |
| New York |
13,270 |
1.39 |
1.70 |
$59.17 |
$123,080 |
| Maine |
840 |
1.37 |
1.68 |
$54.45 |
$113,250 |
| Montana |
640 |
1.36 |
1.66 |
$54.00 |
$112,330 |
| West Virginia |
920 |
1.31 |
1.60 |
$49.28 |
$102,500 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Connecticut |
2,140 |
1.29 |
1.57 |
$65.90 |
$137,060 |
| Washington |
2,800 |
0.84 |
1.03 |
$62.27 |
$129,520 |
| New Jersey |
2,520 |
0.62 |
0.75 |
$62.23 |
$129,440 |
| Alaska |
470 |
1.49 |
1.83 |
$61.79 |
$128,530 |
| California |
10,890 |
0.63 |
0.77 |
$61.31 |
$127,520 |
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 |
11,470 |
1.19 |
1.45 |
$61.74 |
$128,420 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,460 |
0.55 |
0.68 |
$60.64 |
$126,130 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,070 |
1.07 |
1.30 |
$54.67 |
$113,710 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
3,050 |
1.09 |
1.33 |
$53.19 |
$110,630 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,660 |
0.73 |
0.89 |
$49.23 |
$102,400 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,310 |
0.84 |
1.03 |
$49.08 |
$102,090 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,240 |
0.70 |
0.86 |
$54.73 |
$113,830 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,000 |
0.43 |
0.52 |
$50.63 |
$105,300 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,970 |
0.75 |
0.91 |
$52.16 |
$108,490 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
1,940 |
1.85 |
2.27 |
$53.08 |
$110,400 |
United States Department of Labor
