Exactly 150 of West Virginia's 800 physician assistant professionals work in Philippi. There has been a 50% growth in the number of physician assistant professionals in Philippi between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of physician assistant professionals in Philippi has increased, overall employment in Philippi has also increased.

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As the number of physician assistant professionals in Philippi has grown, salaries for physician assistant professionals have also increased. Philippi physician assistant professionals made $75,660 per year, on average, in 2010. Physician assistant professionals in Philippi made a yearly average salary of $73,580, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Philippi.

Physician assistant professionals make a median salary of $76,780 per year in Philippi. The 10% of physician assistant professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $56,710 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $94,710 per year.

On average physician assistant professional salaries in Philippi are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Many of Philippi's physician assistant professionals are graduates of the only accredited physician assistant school in the city.

Philippi's physician assistant school offers one physician assistant degree and certificate program.

Approximately 65 students completed physician assistant courses in 2010.