Physician associate
Postgraduate- You study
- Anatomy and physiology
- Jobs
- Physician associate in clinics
- Average for the health field · Age 25–29
- 10,500SAR
Average monthly pay in the health field for Saudi bachelor’s holders, GASTAT Labour Force Survey 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3; many earn less. Pay in a first job is usually lower.
Forecasts published in other countries for the occupation Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals: leaning to growth (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 2026 (Safar – Rabi' al-Awwal 1448 AH); Employment and Social Development Canada, June 2025 · Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 – Muharram 1447 AH)1,2. They are not a forecast for the Saudi market, nor by DataPulse.
Where is Physician associate taught?
We found no programme for it at Saudi universities so far.
What do Physician associate students learn?
Examine patients, order tests and plan treatment with and under a doctor's supervision.
- Anatomy and physiology
- Clinical examination
- Diagnosis
- Pharmacology
In Arabic: مساعد الطبيب
What jobs do Physician associate graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Physician associate in clinics
- Physician associate in emergency
- Surgical physician associate
Professional classification and registration with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.
What do Physician associate graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Health and welfare” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the health field?
Unemployment among Saudi graduates of the field (bachelor’s, all ages)3:
For the whole field, not this major alone. Past measurement, not a forecast.
Why is Physician associate listed?
Example programmes abroad
- University of Leeds, Physician Associate Studies MSc
- University of Manchester, MSc Physician Associate Studies
- Physician assistant jobs in the United States are projected to grow 21% between 2025 (1446–1447 AH) and 2035 (1456–1457 AH).4
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Physician assistants” (BLS 29-1071), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals” (COPS 31303), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Health and welfare”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2025 (1446–1447 AH).