State Map for Physician Assistants

Looking to move? Some states have more opportunities for this type of work than others.

  • Orange states have an above average share of this career in their workforce.
  • Blue states have a below average share of this career in their workforce.
StateJob Outlook
AlabamaBelow average opportunities
AlaskaAbove average opportunities
American SamoaNo data available
ArizonaAverage opportunities
ArkansasBelow average opportunities
CaliforniaAverage opportunities
ColoradoAverage opportunities
ConnecticutAbove average opportunities
DelawareAbove average opportunities
District of ColumbiaAverage opportunities
FloridaAverage opportunities
GeorgiaAverage opportunities
GuamNo data available
HawaiiBelow average opportunities
IdahoAbove average opportunities
IllinoisBelow average opportunities
IndianaBelow average opportunities
IowaBelow average opportunities
KansasBelow average opportunities
KentuckyBelow average opportunities
LouisianaAverage opportunities
MaineAbove average opportunities
MarylandAbove average opportunities
MassachusettsAverage opportunities
MichiganAbove average opportunities
MinnesotaAbove average opportunities
MississippiBelow average opportunities
MissouriBelow average opportunities
MontanaAbove average opportunities
NebraskaAbove average opportunities
NevadaAverage opportunities
New HampshireAbove average opportunities
New JerseyAverage opportunities
New MexicoAverage opportunities
New YorkAbove average opportunities
North CarolinaAbove average opportunities
North DakotaAverage opportunities
Northern Mariana IslandsNo data available
OhioBelow average opportunities
OklahomaAverage opportunities
OregonAverage opportunities
PennsylvaniaAverage opportunities
Puerto RicoNo data available
Rhode IslandAverage opportunities
South CarolinaAverage opportunities
South DakotaAbove average opportunities
TennesseeBelow average opportunities
TexasBelow average opportunities
UtahAverage opportunities
VermontAverage opportunities
Virgin IslandsNo data available
VirginiaAverage opportunities
WashingtonAverage opportunities
West VirginiaAverage opportunities
WisconsinAverage opportunities
WyomingAbove average opportunities

For detailed state-by-state info, see employment and wages external site from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

National Outlook

Bright
Nationwide, new job opportunities for physician assistants are very likely in the future.