Physician Assistant market brief · Durham, NC
Physician Assistant Jobs in Durham, NC
There are 69 open physician assistant jobs in Durham, NC as of Nov 15, 2026; 7 posted in the last 7 days. 10 employers are hiring, led by Duke Careers, Duke Health, and MainStreet Family Care. Openings are down 7% from 74 in the prior 30 days.
Data updated Nov 15, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 69
- Live physician assistant openings currently tracked in the Durham market.
Companies hiring
- 10
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
30-day momentum
- Down 7%
- 74 openings were tracked in the prior comparison window.
Median compensation
- Not published
- Not enough employers here disclose pay to publish a local median, so none is shown.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Level coverage is 28%. Counts remain visible, but fit guidance stays withheld until at least 60% of listings have a reliable level signal.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
69
Prior window
74
Salary coverage
6%
Median experience
1.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
28
4 companies
Established employers
6
3 companies
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- Open live physician assistant listings in Durham
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare physician assistant opportunities in Durham, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 69 live roles tracked in this market.
- 10 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 15, 2026.
A practical market plan for Physician Assistant in Durham
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
69 physician assistant openings across 10 employers establish the current Durham opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Duke Careers is one of the most active visible employers, with 25 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Where this market is hiring
Move from the Durham market view into active employers and representative physician assistant openings
Employer activity · 10 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 69 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
More physician assistant openings in Durham
- Physician Assistant - Surgical Oncology Division of Endocrine Surgery · Duke Careers
- Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Perioperative Anesthesia and Surgical Screening (PASS) · Duke Careers
- Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Perioperative Anesthesia and Surgical Screening (PASS) · Duke Health
- Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant- Medical Oncology · Duke Health
- Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Hematologic Malignancy and Cellular Therapy (HMCT) · Duke Health
- Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant- Medical Oncology · Duke Careers
- Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant- Cath Lab/Electrophysiology Lab (Part Time) · Duke Careers
- Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Hematologic Malignancy and Cellular Therapy (HMCT) · Duke Careers
- Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant: Duke Orthopaedics Urgent Care · Duke Careers
- Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant: Duke Orthopaedics Urgent Care · Duke Health
- Physician Assistant · Avance Care
- PMHNP or Psychiatric Physician Assistant - Outpatient · Monarch
- Physician Assistant, Part-time · Premise Health
- Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner - Duke Children's Health Center Nephrology · Duke Careers
- Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner - Duke Children's Health Center Nephrology · Duke Health
- Physician Assistant, Part-time · Premise Health
Physician Assistant jobs in Durham: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many physician assistant jobs are open in Durham?
Metaintro tracks 69 live physician assistant openings from 10 employers in the Durham, NC area over the last 30 days.
- 02
Is demand for physician assistant jobs changing in Durham?
Openings fell 7%, from 74 in the prior 30 days to 69 in the latest 30.
- 03
Which companies are hiring for physician assistant jobs in Durham?
Duke Careers, Duke Health, MainStreet Family Care, and EMrecruits have the most open physician assistant roles here right now, out of 10 hiring employers.
Continue with the next market signal
Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster
Nearby cities
Compare Physician Assistant demand around Durham.
Related roles
See adjacent role demand in the Durham market.
Level views
Narrow the market to experience levels with enough reliable data.
Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the Durham market
- Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.
- Monthly layoffs reportsEach month's cuts, the companies behind them and the trend.
- 2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.
- WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.
- Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.
- Second chance jobs by stateEmployers with public evidence they hire people with records, graded A to D.
- Job markets by role and cityLive openings, employers and pay for each local market.
- US hiring reportDated counts of job listings and hiring companies by role and city.
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