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Patient advocate job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
The projected patient advocate job growth rate is -4% from 2018-2028.
About -105,300 new jobs for patient advocates are projected over the next decade.
Patient advocate salaries have increased 11% for patient advocates in the last 5 years.
There are over 71,668 patient advocates currently employed in the United States.
There are 88,778 active patient advocate job openings in the US.
The average patient advocate salary is $36,325.
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71,668 | 0.02% |
| 2020 | 72,855 | 0.02% |
| 2019 | 75,066 | 0.02% |
| 2018 | 73,836 | 0.02% |
| 2017 | 71,172 | 0.02% |
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $36,325 | $17.46 | +3.2% |
| 2025 | $35,190 | $16.92 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | $34,217 | $16.45 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | $33,345 | $16.03 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | $32,747 | $15.74 | +1.8% |
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maine | 1,335,907 | 259 | 19% |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 1,142 | 17% |
| 3 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 582 | 16% |
| 4 | Alaska | 739,795 | 122 | 16% |
| 5 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 112 | 16% |
| 6 | Washington | 7,405,743 | 1,108 | 15% |
| 7 | Arizona | 7,016,270 | 1,020 | 15% |
| 8 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 208 | 15% |
| 9 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 134 | 15% |
| 10 | Missouri | 6,113,532 | 784 | 13% |
| 11 | Florida | 20,984,400 | 2,420 | 12% |
| 12 | Illinois | 12,802,023 | 1,504 | 12% |
| 13 | Indiana | 6,666,818 | 815 | 12% |
| 14 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 387 | 12% |
| 15 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 94 | 12% |
| 16 | Vermont | 623,657 | 72 | 12% |
| 17 | New Jersey | 9,005,644 | 951 | 11% |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 5,795,483 | 665 | 11% |
| 19 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 614 | 11% |
| 20 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 117 | 11% |
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bloomfield | 4 | 6% | $33,342 |
| 2 | Chapel Hill | 2 | 3% | $35,916 |
| 3 | Tempe | 3 | 2% | $34,612 |
| 4 | Indianapolis | 5 | 1% | $33,370 |
| 5 | Raleigh | 5 | 1% | $35,938 |
| 6 | Orlando | 3 | 1% | $31,580 |
| 7 | Cary | 2 | 1% | $35,920 |
| 8 | Chandler | 2 | 1% | $34,625 |
| 9 | Des Moines | 2 | 1% | $34,703 |
| 10 | Fayetteville | 2 | 1% | $35,762 |
| 11 | Glendale | 2 | 1% | $34,606 |
| 12 | Phoenix | 4 | 0% | $34,579 |
| 13 | Jacksonville | 3 | 0% | $31,661 |
| 14 | Charlotte | 2 | 0% | $35,671 |
| 15 | Denver | 2 | 0% | $36,839 |
| 16 | Minneapolis | 2 | 0% | $39,798 |