Top Ten Jobs: #5 Physician’s Assistant
After completing an often grueling “Four years of college, two to three years of training in an accredited program, plus national exam for certification, individual who have chosen to become physician’s assistants can expect to earn over $100,000 in annual salary according to the Top 50 Jobs in America study jointly prepared by MONEY Magazine and Salary.com researchers. The study excerpt goes on to say, Why it’s great: For most doctors, the worst part of their job is filling out paperwork and battling insurers. Physician’s assistants get to skip all that. Under a doctor’s supervision, they provide routine health care — conducting physical exams, ordering lab tests, prescribing medications, treating illnesses. PAs can specialize, from the E.R. to pediatrics to orthopedics, and they can switch fields. Thanks to an aging population and demand for more cost-effective care, this job offers a level of security other professions can’t match.