Physician Assistant Schools In Maine
There is only one accredited physician assistant school in Maine for faculty who teach physician assistant classes to choose from. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in physician assistant in the state of Maine, which encompasses physician assistant training at the physician assistant masters degree level.
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Professional Trends
Maine Vs. National Physician Assistant Employment
| Maine | 740 |
| National | 81,420 |
Of all of the physician assistant professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Maine.
Employment Growth for Physician assistant professionals In Maine
| 600 | 550 | 730 | 700 | 740 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Physician Assistant is a growing field in Maine. In Maine, 140 more physician assistant professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of physician assistant has grown by 23% in Maine. This growth is slower than the change in the number of physician assistant professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of physician assistant professionals has grown by 29% from 2006 to 2010.
Physician Assistant VS. All Professions salaries in Maine
| $80,520 | $82,960 | $84,740 | $85,950 | $84,090 |
| $40,902 | $42,204 | $44,287 | $45,290 | $46,296 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Physician Assistant
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by physician assistant professionals is increasing in Maine. Physician assistant professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $80,520 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $84,090 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Physician assistant professionals in Maine
10th percentile |
$67,410 |
25th percentile |
$75,280 |
50th percentile |
$84,060 |
75th percentile |
$95,110 |
90th percentile |
$108,380 |
Thus, there was a 4% growth in physician assistant professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 61% pay differential between the highest paid physician assistant professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of physician assistant in Maine.
Average Salaries for Physician assistant professionals and related professions in Maine
Dental Hygienist |
$67,660 |
Health Science |
$62,256 |
Physician Assistant |
$84,090 |
Physician assistant professionals in Maine earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Physician Assistant programs available for each degree type for all schools in Maine
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 1 |
As the number of physician assistant professionals is increasing in Maine state, the number of students graduating from the only accredited physician assistant school in Maine state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 47 physician assistant graduates from physician assistant courses in Maine and in 2010 there were 45 graduates.
There was a decrease in the number of physician assistant school degree or certificate graduates in Maine by 4%. Most of these graduates, or 100%, earned a master's degree in physician assistant.