West Virginia Physician Assistant Training Programs and Schools

Career Information for Physician Assistants in West Virginia

Fast Facts for Physician Assistants in West Virginia

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Morgantown and Charleston
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Wheeling and Parkersburg
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Charleston and Huntington

Salaries for Physician Assistants in West Virginia

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Parkersburg and Wheeling. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Physician Assistants in West Virginia are listed below.

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West Virginia Physician Assistant Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
Alderson Broaddus College	Philippi	Masters	751
Mountain State University	Beckley	Masters	4,847

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Physician Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for West Virginia. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Physician Assistants

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Physician Assistants relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.

Metro Area	Jobs	Salary (2008)	Relative Popularity
WEST VIRGINIA
Morgantown	80	$69,610	3.9
Charleston	120	$77,480	1.7
Huntington	90	$78,070	1.6
Parkersburg	50	$85,930	1.5
Wheeling	30	$79,460	1

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