DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Provide healthcare services typically performed by a physician, under the supervision of a physician. Conduct complete physicals, provide treatment, and counsel patients. May, in some cases, prescribe medication. Must graduate from an accredited educational program for physician assistants. Excludes "Registered Nurses" (29-1141), "Nurse Anesthetists" (29-1151), "Nurse Midwives" (29-1161), "Nurse Practitioners" (29-1171), "Emergency Medical Technicians" (29-2042), "Paramedics" (29-2043), "Surgical Assistants" (29-9093), and "Medical Assistants" (31-9092).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Central Minnesota	160	13	$58.08/hr	$1.38/hr	$44.82/hr	$52.28/hr	$58.41/hr	$66.35/hr	$75.49/hr
Minnesota	2,360	439	$57.92/hr	$0.70/hr	$42.61/hr	$50.80/hr	$57.46/hr	$64.12/hr	$75.43/hr
U S	120,090	1,801	$54.60/hr	$0.22/hr	$35.32/hr	$45.08/hr	$54.53/hr	$63.40/hr	$76.32/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Physician Assistants Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Education and Health Services 120 $58.95/hr

Other Regional Data For Physician Assistants Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2022 - 2032 Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,360 $57.49/hr 26.7% Northeast Minnesota 190 $55.70/hr 26.5% Central Minnesota 160 $58.41/hr 29.4% Northwest Minnesota 160 $58.39/hr 25.1% Southwest Minnesota 150 $56.52/hr 23.0% Southeast Minnesota N/A $57.88/hr 30.5%

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Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2022 - 2032
Optometrists	80	$52.84/hr	9.3%
Chiropractors	30	$41.67/hr	11.0%
Podiatrists	20	$79.56/hr	0.0%
Respiratory Therapists	N/A	$34.74/hr	16.5%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	N/A	N/A	N/A

• Interprets diagnostic test results for deviations from normal.
• Administers or orders diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests.
• Develops and implements patient management plans, records progress notes, and assists in provision of continuity of care.
• Examines patient.
• Compiles patient medical data, including health history and results of physical examination.
• Counsels patients regarding prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems of daily living, and health maintenance.
• Performs therapeutic procedures, such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care, and managing infection.