Pittsburgh has moved from steel to robotics and medicine. A virtual assistant helps its firms stay focused on what they do best.
Virtual Assistant gives Pittsburgh businesses a dedicated virtual assistant from $280 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 Pittsburgh businesses hire a virtual assistant
Carnegie Mellon, UPMC, robotics companies and large corporate employers anchor the city's economy. Leaders and small firms alike often need strong executive help and recruiting support.
The roles Pittsburgh businesses should hire first
Executive Assistant
Leaders and founders can hand off calendars and logistics.
Your calendar reflects your priorities. Meetings get protected, grouped and prepared for, so your best hours go to decisions and not to logistics.
- Screen meeting requests against your priorities
- Organize board, investor and client meeting logistics
- Keep your inbox clear and flag what is truly urgent
- Submit expense reports and match receipts
Executive assistant packages start at $320 a month for 20 hours. Hire an executive assistant for your Pittsburgh business.
HR & Recruiting Assistant
Growing firms can hand off job posts and screening.
Candidates get a better experience. Quick replies and organized interviews keep good applicants interested.
- Send you a scorecard for each candidate
- Schedule interviews with candidates and your team
- Collect paperwork and track deadlines
- Track reviews, renewals and key dates
You remain the employer, including completing and verifying Form I-9 and making hiring decisions. HR and recruiting assistant packages start at $280 a month for 20 hours. Hire an HR and recruiting assistant for your Pittsburgh business.
Medical Virtual Assistant
Practices can hand off scheduling and authorizations.
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 Pittsburgh business.
What it costs in Pittsburgh
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:
- Executive Assistant: $320 for 20 hours, $608 for 40 hours or $1,152 for 80 hours a month
- HR & Recruiting Assistant: $280 for 20 hours, $532 for 40 hours or $1,008 for 80 hours a month
- Medical Virtual Assistant: $300 for 20 hours, $570 for 40 hours or $1,080 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 $16.80 an hour and stay valid for 90 days.
Why hire your Pittsburgh 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.
- Experience with senior leaders: Choose a Senior Specialist with 5+ years of experience, or a US-Based Specialist when your role calls for one.
- Scales with your hiring: Use pay-as-you-go hours for one open role, or a monthly package when you hire all the time.
- Clear clinical boundaries: Assistants handle administrative work only, and clinical questions always go to your staff.
- A dedicated assistant: You work with one person who learns your business, not whoever is free in a shared pool.
- 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 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 Pittsburgh business
Towns and districts we serve around Pittsburgh
Your assistant works remotely, so you get the same service in Pittsburgh and nearby, including the Strip District, Shadyside, Oakland, Downtown Pittsburgh, Mt. Lebanon, Cranberry Township and Sewickley. If your town or district is not listed here, we still serve it. Just enter it on the order form.
More for Pennsylvania businesses
See virtual assistant services and prices in Pittsburgh or our guide to hiring in Pennsylvania. Other Pennsylvania guides: Philadelphia, Harrisburg, King of Prussia.