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Occupations / Physician assistants
BLS occupation 29-1071

Physician assistants

National employment outlook for the United States, based on official Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025โ€“35 projections.

Projected change+21.1%
Median annual pay$135,880
Annual openings11.5K

Outlook

Employment for physician assistants is projected to change by +21.1% from 2025 to 2035. BLS estimates about 11.5K openings per year on average; openings include both growth and replacement needs.

What the numbers mean

These are national projections, not current vacancies or a guarantee of future demand. Median pay means half of workers earned more and half earned less in the reference year.

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