Job outlook for patient access representatives in the United States

Patient access representative job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

The projected patient access representative job growth rate is -4% from 2018-2028.
About -105,300 new jobs for patient access representatives are projected over the next decade.
Patient access representative salaries have increased 11% for patient access representatives in the last 5 years.
There are over 186,632 patient access representatives currently employed in the United States.
There are 151,077 active patient access representative job openings in the US.
The average patient access representative salary is $33,603.

Are patient access representative jobs in demand?

No, patient access representative jobs are not in demand. Patient access representative demand is projected to decline -4% from 2018 to 2028.

Patient access representative job and salary trends over time

Compare the number of patient access representative jobs and the average patient access representative salary over time.

Patient access representative jobs over time

Patient access representative job growth rate over time

Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	186,632	0.06%
2020	189,315	0.06%
2019	195,728	0.06%
2018	193,027	0.06%
2017	186,475	0.06%

Average patient access representative salary over time

Patient access representative salary by year

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$33,603	$16.16	+3.2%
2024	$32,552	$15.65	+2.8%
2023	$31,652	$15.22	+2.6%
2022	$30,846	$14.83	+1.8%
2021	$30,292	$14.56	+1.8%

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Patient access representative jobs by state

The map below shows you the number of patient access representative job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where patient access representatives earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

Average salary: Job openings:

Most common states for patient access representatives

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Maine	1,335,907	558	42%
2	New Hampshire	1,342,795	487	36%
3	North Dakota	755,393	233	31%
4	Massachusetts	6,859,819	1,963	29%
5	Indiana	6,666,818	1,847	28%
6	Arizona	7,016,270	1,877	27%
7	Minnesota	5,576,606	1,470	26%
8	Iowa	3,145,711	811	26%
9	Montana	1,050,493	265	25%
10	South Dakota	869,666	202	23%
11	Florida	20,984,400	4,561	22%
12	Missouri	6,113,532	1,351	22%
13	Alaska	739,795	163	22%
14	Illinois	12,802,023	2,665	21%
15	Georgia	10,429,379	2,145	21%
16	Connecticut	3,588,184	748	21%
17	New Mexico	2,088,070	430	21%
18	District of Columbia	693,972	148	21%
19	Vermont	623,657	132	21%
20	Washington	7,405,743	1,481	20%

Most common cities for patient access representatives

Rank	City	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl	Avg. salary
1	Fond du Lac	14	33%	$35,734
2	Kentwood	14	27%	$32,994
3	Plymouth	12	21%	$41,974
4	Sioux Falls	32	18%	$33,617
5	Cambridge	17	15%	$42,017
6	Oshkosh	10	15%	$35,861
7	Appleton	9	12%	$35,968
8	Miami	48	11%	$28,505
9	Ann Arbor	12	10%	$32,693
10	Fargo	12	10%	$36,996
11	New Orleans	10	3%	$25,124
12	Saint Louis	10	3%	$31,056
13	Boston	16	2%	$42,013
14	Indianapolis	15	2%	$30,779
15	Phoenix	13	1%	$33,588
16	Chicago	12	0%	$35,116
17	Houston	11	0%	$31,182

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