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Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Programs: earnings, debt, and careers

CIP 60.09. Official graduate outcomes from the U.S. Department of Education across 1 programs, and the careers this field is linked to.

Careers linked to Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Programs

OccupationMedian wage, all workersChange 2025 to 2035Typical entry education
Physician assistants$135,880+21.1%Master's degree

Occupations mapped to this field in the NCES and BLS CIP to SOC crosswalk. Occupation wages describe all workers, not recent graduates.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk. CIP 2020 and SOC 2018 taxonomies. Published April 30, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, National. May 2025 reference period. Published April 30, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections, Table 1.2: Occupational projections, 2025-35, and worker characteristics, 2025. Base year 2025, projected year 2035. Published August 27, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Detailed CIP codes in this field (21)
  • 60.0901 Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program, General
  • 60.0902 Combined Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program
  • 60.0903 Acute Care Medicine Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program
  • 60.0904 Acute Care Surgery Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program
  • 60.0905 Cardiology Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program
  • 60.0906 Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program
  • 60.0907 Critical Care Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program
  • 60.0908 Critical Care and Trauma Surgery Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program
  • 60.0909 Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program
  • 60.0910 ENT Surgery Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program
  • 60.0911 Family Medicine Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program
  • 60.0912 Geriatrics Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program
  • 60.0913 Hematology-Oncology Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program
  • 60.0914 Hepatobiliary Surgery Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program
  • 60.0915 Hospitalist Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program
  • 60.0916 Neurosurgery Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program
  • 60.0917 Orthopedic Surgery Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program
  • 60.0918 Pediatric Surgery Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program
  • 60.0919 Transplant Surgery Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program
  • 60.0920 Urology Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program
  • 60.0999 Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Program, Other