1. 20.3%
40.9%
19.6%
12.4%
6.7%
81.5%
PAs are satisfied with their career choice.
PAs who would choose
their career over again.
Age Ranges
SATISFACTION
Primary care includes family medicine/general practice,
general internal medicine and general pediatrics.
TOP SPECIALTIES
24.4%
26.3%
10.5%
10.8%
Median: 7
Numbers may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
YEARS AS A PA
69%
FEMALE
31%
MALE
10.4% 25.8%
22.7% 15.0% 14.9%
11.3%
Compensation reflects clinically practicing PAs who work
32 hours or more a week.
An additional 13.4% of PAs work for another employer type.
$97,000
$5,000
48.7%
Profile of a PAProfile of a PAProfile of a PA
NUMBER OF PATIENTS PAs SEE
&
16per day
60per week
Source: 2016 AAPA Salary Survey
Data reflect clinically practicing PAs.
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American Academy of PAs
MEDIAN AGE: 36
PRIMARY EMPLOYER
47.9%
Government
(Federal, State
or Local)
3.5%
32.0%
3.2%
Federally
Qualified
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