About 140,900 physician assistants are employed in the U.S., and California is the state with the highest employment level in PAs, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Here are all 50 states' and Washington, D.C.'s employment levels.
Alabama
Employment of PAs: 760
Alaska
Employment of PAs: 430
Arizona
Employment of PAs: 3,280
Arkansas
Employment of PAs: 840
California
Employment of PAs: 15,540
Colorado
Employment of PAs: 2,770
Connecticut
Employment of PAs: 2,820
Delaware
Employment of PAs: 640
District of Columbia
Employment of PAs: 580
Florida
Employment of PAs: 8,480
Georgia
Employment of PAs: 4,950
Hawaii
Employment of PAs: 270
Idaho
Employment of PAs: 1,050
Illinois
Employment of PAs: 2,580
Indiana
Employment of PAs: 1,560
Iowa
Employment of PAs: 1,140
Kansas
Employment of PAs: 870
Kentucky
Employment of PAs: 1,150
Louisiana
Employment of PAs: 1,830
Maine
Employment of PAs: 770
Maryland
Employment of PAs: 3,720
Massachusetts
Employment of PAs: 3,300
Michigan
Employment of PAs: 5,370
Minnesota
Employment of PAs: 3,530
Mississippi
Employment of PAs: 360
Missouri
Employment of PAs: 1,100
Montana
Employment of PAs: 700
Nebraska
Employment of PAs: 1,410
Nevada
Employment of PAs: 1,260
New Hampshire
Employment of PAs: 940
New Jersey
Employment of PAs: 4,660
New Mexico
Employment of PAs: 690
New York
Employment of PAs: 14,790
North Carolina
Employment of PAs: 7,150
North Dakota
Employment of PAs: 310
Ohio
Employment of PAs: 3,280
Oklahoma
Employment of PAs: 1,380
Oregon
Employment of PAs: 1,580
Pennsylvania
Employment of PAs: 6,400
Rhode Island
Employment of PAs: 390
South Carolina
Employment of PAs: 1,730
South Dakota
Employment of PAs: 570
Tennessee
Employment of PAs: 1,980
Texas
Employment of PAs: 8,930
Utah
Employment of PAs: 1,750
Vermont
Employment of PAs: 330
Virginia
Employment of PAs: 4,230
Washington
Employment of PAs: 3,040
West Virginia
Employment of PAs: 530
Wisconsin
Employment of PAs: 2,830
Wyoming
Employment of PAs: 340