Physician Assistants
Occupation · SOC 2018 29-1071 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 29-1071
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.01%
- Applications on record
- 1,226
- FY2025
- 79
- Median offered wage
- $129,802
- Certified (last three years)
- 100.0%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Physician Assistants (SOC 29-1071). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Physician Assistants
Data table
| FY2008 | 8 |
| FY2009 | 22 |
| FY2010 | 113 |
| FY2011 | 104 |
| FY2012 | 102 |
| FY2013 | 87 |
| FY2014 | 85 |
| FY2015 | 61 |
| FY2016 | 63 |
| FY2017 | 74 |
| FY2018 | 68 |
| FY2019 | 71 |
| FY2020 | 52 |
| FY2021 | 48 |
| FY2022 | 37 |
| FY2023 | 50 |
| FY2024 | 48 |
| FY2025 | 79 |
| FY2026* | 54 |
| Fiscal year | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 48 | 6 |
| FY2025 | 62 | 17 |
| FY2024 | 46 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 46 | 4 |
| FY2022 | 32 | 5 |
| FY2021 | 41 | 7 |
| FY2020 | 38 | 14 |
| FY2019 | 57 | 14 |
| FY2018 | 52 | 16 |
| FY2017 | 59 | 15 |
| FY2016 | 53 | 10 |
| FY2015 | 44 | 17 |
| FY2014 | 71 | 14 |
| FY2013 | 77 | 10 |
| FY2012 | 90 | 12 |
| FY2011 | 94 | 10 |
| FY2010 | 101 | 12 |
| FY2009 | 19 | 3 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 8 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Montefiore Medical Center50
- Saint Peters University Hospital41
- Norwalk Hospital Association28
- Greenwich Hospital16
- ST. Agnes Healthcare, Inc.14
- Albany Medical College14
- Western New York Medical, P.C.13
- Orlando Health, Inc.12
- Family Healthcare Network12
- Physician Affiliate Group of New York12
- WNY Medical, P.C.11
- Crouse Hospital11
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Physician Assistants: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| NY | 282 |
| CA | 96 |
| MI | 87 |
| FL | 84 |
| TX | 74 |
| CT | 64 |
| NJ | 58 |
| MD | 56 |
| MA | 40 |
| NC | 39 |
| PA | 27 |
| DC | 27 |
| GA | 26 |
| OH | 24 |
| VA | 23 |
| AZ | 22 |
| WA | 22 |
| IN | 19 |
| IL | 18 |
| MN | 18 |
| OK | 17 |
| MO | 17 |
| WI | 14 |
| DE | 13 |
| TN | 11 |
| ME | 7 |
| RI | 6 |
| NM | 5 |
| NH | 5 |
| ND | 4 |
| KS | 4 |
| LA | 2 |
| NE | 2 |
| PR | 2 |
| SC | 2 |
| AL | 2 |
| KY | 2 |
| CO | 1 |
| VT | 1 |
| GU | 1 |
| NV | 1 |
| AR | 1 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ220
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI57
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY51
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT48
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD47
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV43
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX33
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL29
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH26
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA19
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $129,802; middle half $112,429 to $150,000 · median prevailing wage $105,227 (marker) · 154 applications.
- Level I60
- Level II58
- Level III18
- Level IV6
- Physician Assistant607
- Medical Resident37
- Anesthesiologist Assistant26
- Physician's Assistant24
- Physician Assistant II17
- Medical Resident (pediatrics)9
- Lecturer/anesthetist8
- Surgical Physician Assistant8
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
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