Top skills for Physician Assistant jobs
Based on 424 active Physician Assistant postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Physician Assistant postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Reimbursement29%
- Health Care22%
- Supervision21%
- Life Insurance20%
- Nursing18%
- Life Support15%
- Counseling15%
- Critical Thinking12%
- Teaching12%
- Accountability12%
- Referrals11%
- Loan10%
- Acute Care10%
- Diagnostic Procedures9%
- Billing8%
- X-Rays8%
- Clinics7%
- Orthopedics7%
- Standardized Procedures7%
- Family Medicine6%
- Emergency Medicine6%
- Therapy5%
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