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Federal occupational series 0603

Physician Assistant

There are 74 open federal jobs in occupational series 0603 (Physician Assistant) as of October 5, 2026; the median advertised salary is $133,463.

The government made 370 hires in this series over the last twelve months, and 74 roles are advertised here today. This is one of the better-advertised federal lanes.

370
Hires, 12 months
GS-12
Most common hiring grade
$159,990
Median pay at hire
74
Advertised here today

What grade the government hires at

Every General Schedule hire into series 0603 over the last twelve months, by grade. The most common entry point is GS-12.

GS-9 3 5.6%
GS-11 6 11.1%
GS-13 14 25.9%
GS-14 1 1.9%

54 General Schedule hires. Hires under other pay plans (wage grade, senior executive, and the excepted schedules) are not shown here.

Where it is hiring

Top agencies
Department of Veterans Affairs313
Department of Defense28
Department of the Army9
Department of Justice8
Department of Health and Human Services6
Department of the Air Force3
Department of Homeland Security2
Department of the Navy1
Top states
North Carolina31
Texas30
Florida27
Pennsylvania22
New York20
Oklahoma19
California14
Idaho12

Hire counts by employing agency and duty state, trailing twelve months. OPM suppressed the duty location on 11% of hires in this series — small offices where a state would identify the individual — so the state table ranks the disclosed remainder, not all 370 hires.

Related occupations

Other series in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health group (0600), by federal hires over the same twelve months.