Modeled career paths · Urgent care

Where does a Physician Assistant, Urgent Care go next?

What employers are asking a Physician Assistant, Urgent Care for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

What employers ask a Physician Assistant, Urgent Care for

Live postings for this role in September 2026, most asked for first. Stated pay is typically around $150k a year.

  • Healthcare domain knowledge
  • Advanced degree

Pay is what the ad states, never estimated. Only competencies in Startline’s catalogue are counted.

Management path
Urgent Care Physician+102% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Physician Assistant, Urgent Care go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Medical Director, Urgent Care+171% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Physician Assistant, Urgent Care go here
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Hospitalist Physician+143% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Nurse Practitioner, Hospital Medicine. 4% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Regional Medical Director+288% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Urgent Care Physician. 16% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Nurse Practitioner, Hospital Medicine-2% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Physician Assistant, Urgent Care go here
pivot88% of modeled exits move upward from there
Interventional Radiology Fellow-29% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Physician Assistant, Urgent Care go here
pivot88% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.