| Pursuing your career in the field of a PA is a | | | | - You may have two jobs at one time with just a |
| smart choice. Before making this choice, you may | | | | degree in this field. Most PAs have two jobs; one |
| have already known that PA is in demand | | | | is at the general hospital and another one is at a |
| nowadays. If you have not, then this should be a | | | | private clinic. Sometimes, they may also go to |
| good news for you. A few other things that you | | | | schools on scheduled dates to give talks or body |
| should know about being a PA are: | | | | check-ups to the students. These are their side |
| - There are at least six different fields that you | | | | income by just doing what they do best. PAs do |
| can lay your skills on and they are dermatology, | | | | not have to have a double degree and do two |
| pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, family | | | | jobs at one time. They have only one job but |
| medicine, general internal medicine and general | | | | just with different organisations. Averagely, a PA |
| surgery. This job is almost general and you may | | | | makes USD 80k per year but with these side |
| go to any of these fields upon your likings. If you | | | | incomes, it can reach about USD 100k per year. |
| like being in a surgery room either doing small | | | | - Employment rates are also expected to |
| incisions or helping in major surgeries, you may | | | | increase, especially in the rural areas or inner cities. |
| work in a surgical setting. What more, you may | | | | Such areas always have budgeted lower wages |
| even pursue your Masters in the sub-specialties of | | | | and physician assistants are more welcomed than |
| any medical fields and be more specialised in a | | | | the real physicians. Health services industries are |
| particular field. Let say if you like to handle skin | | | | expanding due to the fast spreading virus |
| problems; you may pursue your Masters in the | | | | epidemic that is happening within these few years. |
| dermatology. Pursuing masters does not make | | | | Physician assistants do not have to worry about |
| you a physician, just a physician assistant with | | | | not getting a job, they should worry about not |
| higher qualifications. | | | | being qualified for the job. |