Physician Assistant Comes in at #3 for 2018 Best Jobs
U.S. News 100 best job list has Physician Assistant at #3overall and #2 for best health care jobs. The careers are ranked based on a calculated score from seven component measures – median salary, employment rate, 10-year growth volume, 10-year growth percentage, future job prospects, stress level and work-life balance. Basically, it comes down to what jobs are going to give you a good salary and allow you to stay employed.
Salary data for the report comes from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The highest paid PAs earned $142,210 and the median salary in 2016 was at $101,480.
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As with other salary reports the U.S. News report shows California wins for highest salaries. If you’re interested in moving to Yuba City, California the average salary for PAs was $149,740.
Beyond the salary a benefit to becoming a PA is job security. With the aging population and lack of access to primary care providers there is plenty of opportunity for PAs and it appears that this will continue to grow.
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