Physicians and Physician Assistants Employment Trends

The third article of the CEDBR healthcare series is about physicians and physician assistants. Employment, location quotient, and average annual wages are analyzed for four specific occupations: family and general practitioners; general internists; physicians and surgeons, all other specialties; and physician assistants. For comparison, data is provided for metropolitan areas in Kansas, the Midwest region, and a group of four metropolitan areas that most closely resemble Wichita in population, demographics and industrial mix. These are Akron, Ohio; Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Mich.; Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, S.C.; and Lancaster, Pa.  

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