Physician's Assistant
Lilly Kinney
Description
A Physician's Assistant is a person trained and licensed to provide basic medical services, usually under the supervision of a Physician.
Degree
After earning a Bachelor's degree you must go on and complete a two-year Master's physician assistant program.
Colleges
Wake Forest
Elon
Virginia Tech
ECU
Campbell
A Day in the Life - Physician's Assistant
Salary
starting salary ~ 89,000 annually
average wage ~ 95,000
Longview, Texas - 151,000
Santa Rosa, California - 149,000
Growth
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the demand for physician assistants to increase by 38 percent from 2012 to 2022, pushed upward by an aging population, a shortage of doctors and expansion in health clinics.