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Data and Statistics
One of the responsibilities of the American Academy of Physician Assistants is to collect and analyze data to track the growth and changes in the physician assistant profession. The data are collected from various projects that are maintained throughout the year by the AAPA Division of Data Services and Statistics. The most important of these activities is AAPA's Annual Census Survey of PAs. Aggregate results of the census survey are reported at the end of each year in the AAPA Physician Assistant Census Report. Customized reports and special analyses of census information can be purchased. Some restrictions apply; for instance, only AAPA members can purchase salary profiles - a specialized analytic report that answers the question: "How much do PAs, in positions with a specific set of characteristics, earn?"
This Web page is divided into three sections. The first two sections are based on primary data the Division of Data Services and Statistics has collected about PAs and new PA students. The third section includes other information available on PAs, as well as policies the division maintains regarding the data sharing and survey assistance programs.
PA Information
2007 Data2006 Data
- 2007 Census Highlights
- 2007 Census Tables
- Physican Assistant Income: Changes in Inflation-adjusted Total Annual Income from Primary Employer 2005-2006 and 2006-2007
- AAPA Physician Assistant Census Results: Fringe Benefits
- Income Reported By PAs Who Graduated In 2006
- Projected Number of People in Clinical Practice as PAs as of January 1, 2008
- Number of Patient Visits Made to Physician Assistants and Number of Medications Prescribed or Recommended by Physician Assistants in 2007
- Number of Visits to Physician Assistants for Select Disorders in 2007
- Types of Compensation Received by Physician Assistants from their Primary Employers in 2007
2005 Data
- 2006 Census Highlights
- 2006 Census Tables
- Physican Assistant Income: Changes in Inflation-adjusted Total Annual Income from Primary Employer 2004-2005 and 2005-2006
- AAPA Physician Assistant Census Results: Fringe Benefits
- Income Reported By PAs Who Graduated In 2005
- Projected Number of People in Clinical Practice as PAs as of January 1, 2007
- Number of Patient Visits Made to Physician Assistants and Number of Medications Prescribed or Recommended by Physician Assistants in 2006
- Number of Visits to Physician Assistants for Select Disorders in 2006
- 2005 Census Highlights
- 2005 Census Tables
- Physican Assistant Income: Changes in Inflation-adjusted Total Annual Income from Primary Employer 2003-2004 and 2004-2005
- AAPA Physician Assistant Census Results: Fringe Benefits
- Income Reported By PAs Who Graduated In 2004
- Projected Number of People in Clinical Practice as PAs as of January 1, 2006
- Number of Patient Visits Made to Physician Assistants and Number of Medications Prescribed or Recommended by Physician Assistants in 2005
- Number of Visits to Physician Assistants for Select Disorders in 2005
2004 Data
- 2004 Census Highlights
- 2004 Census Tables
- AAPA Physician Assistant Census Results: Fringe Benefits
- Income Reported By PAs Who Graduated in 2003
- Number of Visits to Physician Assistants for Select Disorders in 2004
- Projected Number of People in Clinical Practice as PAs as of January 1, 2005
- Number of Patient Visits Made to Physician Assistants and Number of Medications Prescribed or Recommended by Physician Assistans in 2004
- Physician Assistant Income: Changes in Inflation-adjusted Total Annual Income from Primary Employer 2002-2003 and 2003-2004
2003 Data
- 2003 Census Highlights
- 2003 Census Tables
- Information Update: Physician Assistant Income - Changes in Inflation-adjusted Total Annual Income from Primary Employer 2001-2002 and 2002-2003
- Information Update: Income Reported by PAs Who Gradutate in 2002
- Information Update: AAPA Physician Assistant Census Results - Fringe Benefits
- Information Update: Projected Number of People in Clinical Practice as PAs as of January 1, 2004
- Information Update: Number of Visits to Physician Assistants for Select Disorders in 2003
- Information Update: Number of Patient Visits Made to Physician Assistants and Number of Medications Prescribed or Recommended by Physician Assistants in 2003
- Trends In The Physician Assistant Profession: 1991-2003
2002 Data
- 2002 Census Highlights
- 2002 Census Tables
- Information Update: Fringe Benefits Report 2002
- Information Update: 2002 Income Information - 2001 PA Graduates
- Information Update: Number of Visits to Physician Assistants and Number of Medications Prescribed or Recommended by Physician Assistants in 2002
- Information Update: Projected Number of People in Clinical Practice as PAs as of January 1, 2003
- Number of Visits to Physician Assistants for Select Disorders in 2002
- Changes in Total Inflation-Adjusted Income from Primary Employer 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002
2001 Data2000 Data 1999 Data 1998 Data 1997 Data 1996 Data
- 2001 Census Highlights
- 2001 Census Tables
- Physician Assistant Income: Changes in Total Inflation-adjusted Income from Primary Employer: 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-2001
- Information Update: Number of Visits to Physician Assistants for Select Disorders in 2001
- Information Update: 2001 Income Information - 2000 PA Graduates
- Information Update: Number of PAs in Clinical Practice
- Information Update: Fringe Benefits Report 2001
New PA Student Information
- 2007 AAPA New Student Census Regional Report
- 2006 AAPA New Student Census Regional Report
- 2005 AAPA New Student Census Regional Report
- 2004 AAPA New Student Census Regional Report
- 2003 AAPA New Student Census Regional Report
- 2002 AAPA New Student Census Regional Report
- 2001 AAPA New Student Census Regional Report
- 2000 AAPA New Student Census Regional Report
- 2000 Regional Report: Tables of New Enrollees in PA Programs
- Information Update: Report of the Census Survey of New Physician Assistant Students, 1995-2000
- Information Update: Report of the Census Survey of New Physician Assistant Students, 1995-2000 ( Data Tables )
Other Information and Policies
- Projected Number of People Eligible to Practice as PAs and the Number of PAs in Clinical Practice in 2007 through 2020
- AAPA Masterfile of Physician Assistants
- Salary Profile Information
- AAPA Data-sharing Program
- AAPA Survey Assistance Program
Other recommended sources of information about the characteristics of PAs and the roles they play include:
- Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2006-2016 Employment Projections
- Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2004-2014 Employment Projections
- Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2002-2012 Employment Projections
- Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2000-2010 Employment Projections
- Into the Future: Physician Assistants Look to the 21st Century, a strategic plan for the physician assistant profession
- "Physician utilization of non-physician practitioners" by Gregory D. Wozniak. Socioeconomic Characteristics of Medical Practice, 1995. Published by the American Medical Association, Center for Health Policy Research
- "PAs/NPs: Forging effective partnerships in managed care systems" by Stephen Crane. Physician Executive Magazine, October 1995, Vol. 21, Issue 10
- Physician Assistants in the Health Workforce 1994. Final report of the Advisory Group on Physician Assistants and the Workforce Subcommittee to the Council on Graduate Medical Education. Published by the Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions
- National Health Care Reform Policy Preferences and Differential Attitudes of Rural and Urban Americans. Poll conducted by the Gallup Organization for the Rural Policy Research Institute. June 1994
- "Roles of physician assistants and nurse practitioners in a managed care organization" by Roderick Hooker. The Roles of Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care. Published by the Association of Academic Health Centers, 1993
- "Why patients love physician extenders." Medical Economics magazine, August 21, 1995
Last Revised: 4/10/08
