 Wayne VonSeggen enjoys working with doctors to solve problems.
Top 100 rank: 2
Sector: Health Care What they do: Act as Robin to a doctor's Batman, performing routine care such as physicals and tests, counseling patients, and even prescribing medication, all under a doctor's supervision. Today's doctor shortage will only worsen as boomers age and health care reform brings more patients into the system, creating a huge need for PAs. What's to like: No med school, no grueling internship, more freedom to move from one specialty to another -- yet all the satisfaction of delivering care. "No day is exactly the same, and I love that variety," says Wayne VonSeggen, 61, of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C.? "It's also very challenging intellectually to work with doctors to try to help solve problems." What's not to like: High stress and considerably lower pay than what doctors make. In such a supportive role, you can't be an entrepreneur. Requirements: Complete an accredited PA program (average length: 26 months). The typical applicant has a bachelor's degree and four years of health care experience. Do Physician Assistants have great jobs, or what?
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| Anesthesiologist | 68 |
| General Surgeon | 75 |
| Emergency Room Physician | 25 |
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| Biomedical Engineer | 10 |
| Telecommunications Network Engineer | 21 |
| Physician Assistant | 2 |
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| Biomedical Engineer | 10 |
| Transportation Engineer | 51 |
| Statistician | 64 |
