Pennsylvania has world-class hospitals and universities, along with thousands of family-run firms. A virtual assistant gives each of them more time for the work that matters.
Virtual Assistant gives Pennsylvania businesses a dedicated virtual assistant from $240 a month, working Eastern time. You choose the role and the hours, and a US account manager matches you within 1 to 3 business days.
Why Pennsylvania businesses hire a virtual assistant
Philadelphia has healthcare, pharmaceuticals, law and education. Pittsburgh has robotics, healthcare and universities, and Harrisburg brings state government and logistics. King of Prussia is a center for corporate offices and retail.
The roles Pennsylvania businesses should hire first
Medical Virtual Assistant
Practices hand off scheduling, intake and insurance tasks.
Billing keeps moving. Eligibility checks, prior authorization paperwork and claim follow-up get done on time.
- Schedule, confirm and reschedule patients
- Enter data into your EHR
- Follow up with insurers
- Report outstanding items to your team
Assistants do not give medical advice. Clinical decisions stay with your staff. Medical virtual assistant packages start at $300 a month for 20 hours. Hire a medical virtual assistant for your Pennsylvania business.
Legal Assistant
Law firms hand off intake, deadlines and documents.
More time for billable work. Intake, scheduling and document admin come off your desk, which frees your hours for clients and casework.
- Complete conflict-check forms
- Keep case files organized
- Keep document templates current
- Send status updates to clients
Assistants are not attorneys and do not give legal advice. Legal assistant packages start at $320 a month for 20 hours. Hire a legal assistant for your Pennsylvania business.
Administrative Assistant
Family businesses hand off everyday office work.
Small tasks stop piling up. Renewals, forms, follow-ups and filing get done on a schedule instead of waiting for a free afternoon that never comes.
- Unsubscribe from clutter and set up filters and folders
- Chase each action item until it is finished
- Format documents, slides and spreadsheets in Google Docs or Microsoft Office
- Prepare purchase orders and follow up with vendors
Administrative assistant packages start at $240 a month for 20 hours. Hire an administrative assistant for your Pennsylvania business.
What it costs in Pennsylvania
You pay the same clear price wherever you are, and you see the exact total before you order. Skilled VA prices for the roles above:
- Medical Virtual Assistant: $300 for 20 hours, $570 for 40 hours or $1,080 for 80 hours a month
- Legal Assistant: $320 for 20 hours, $608 for 40 hours or $1,152 for 80 hours a month
- Administrative Assistant: $240 for 20 hours, $456 for 40 hours or $864 for 80 hours a month
Senior Specialists, with 5+ years in the field, cost 35% more. US-Based Specialists, who live and work in the United States, cost 90% more. If you would rather not commit to a monthly package, pay-as-you-go hours start at $14.40 an hour and stay valid for 90 days.
Why hire your Pennsylvania assistant from Virtual Assistant
Your assistant works remotely and keeps Eastern time business hours, so your day and theirs line up. You get a person who learns your business, with a team behind them when something needs fixing.
- Clear clinical boundaries: Assistants handle administrative work only, and clinical questions always go to your staff.
- Confidentiality is built in: Every assistant signs an NDA, uses their own login and follows your firm's confidentiality policies.
- You keep control of your accounts: Delegated email access and a password vault mean you never hand over your main password.
- Start in 1 to 3 business days: Most clients are matched within 1 to 3 business days of payment, or within 24 hours with rush onboarding.
- NDA and secure access: Every assistant signs an NDA, and logins go through a secure vault, never by email.
- A dedicated assistant: You work with one person who learns your business, not whoever is free in a shared pool.
A virtual assistant or an in-house hire?
An in-house hire makes sense when the job needs someone physically on site. For work done on a screen or a phone, a virtual assistant usually costs far less, because you pay only for working hours, with no recruiting, desk, equipment or payroll taxes to arrange. You can also start with 20 hours a month and grow, instead of committing to a full-time salary before you know how much work there is.
How to get started this week
- Build your package: choose a role, your hours and an experience level, and see your price straight away
- Pay your itemized invoice by card or crypto
- Your US account manager matches you within 1 to 3 business days and runs your kickoff call
- Your assistant starts on a written checklist of your first tasks for your Pennsylvania business
Towns and regions we serve in Pennsylvania
Your assistant works remotely, so you get the same service anywhere in Pennsylvania, including Allentown, Lancaster, Erie, Scranton, Reading, State College, Bethlehem, the Main Line and the Lehigh Valley. If your location is not listed here, we still serve it. Just enter it on the order form.
Guides for Pennsylvania cities
Each of these guides covers one city on its own: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, King of Prussia.