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Physician Assistant Career Market Report 2026

619 active jobs. 83 companies. Median salary $96K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

619
Active Job Openings
83
Companies Hiring
$96K
Median Salary (US)
76%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Physician Assistant market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 76% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $96K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $20K to $156K.

Remote roles pay 161% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

Patient Care is the most-demanded skill at 60%

Mental Health demand rose +7.5pp — fastest-growing skill

Sentara leads hiring with 59 open positions

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior35$14K$118K$165K

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States106$96KUSD
Remote3$250KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.3%
Remote2.9%
Hybrid1.5%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Patient Care
60%
EMR / EHR
32%
ACLS / BLS
30%
Pediatrics
16%
Critical Care
16%
Home Health
15%
Mental Health
14%
Oncology
14%
AI/LLM
14%
Geriatrics
12%
Scheduling
10%
Pharmacy
9%

Skills on the Rise

Mental Health ↑+7.5ppOncology ↑+5.7ppNutrition ↑+5.7ppCPR / First Aid ↑+5.3ppHIPAA ↑+5.3pp

Declining in Demand

Talent Acquisition ↓-9.7ppCritical Thinking ↓-6.9ppJournalism ↓-6.9ppLabor Law ↓-6.2ppCustomer Service ↓-6.0pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Sentara599.5%
Osu304.8%
Oneoncology254.0%
Twochairs223.6%
Vumc193.1%
Cvshealth193.1%
Uasys182.9%
Seattlechildrens132.1%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States361
Indonesia18
Remote14
Israel6
Belgium2
Lebanon2
Germany2
United Kingdom2

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree56.4%266
Master's Degree26.1%123
Bachelor's Degree1.7%8
PhD / Doctorate0.4%2

Certifications

BLS Certification (10%)ACLS Certification (7%)RN License (4%)

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