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Pharmacy Technician Training
A pharmacy technician works under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist and performs many pharmacy job related functions. To become a pharmacy technician requires many hours of study and pharmacy technician training.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Pharmacy Technician is the 60th fastest growing job in the US with a 30% growth rate with 40,000 new positions opening every year.
Steps to become a Pharmacy Technician
• Find and enroll in pharmacy technician program in Canada, US or online.
• Pharmacy Technician programs typically take 9-12 months to complete.
Hourly
The Pharmacist Technicians average salary is 13.25 per hour. The lowest 10% earn $8.90 per hour and those in the upper 10% earn more than $18.37 per hour.
Annually
On an annual basis the average salary is $27,560. The lowest 10% earn $18,520 per year while the upper 10% earn more than $38,210 per year. These salaries are calculated as a mean or average.
Lowest and Highest Pharmacist Technician Salary
The lowest salary is less than $17,000 annually while the highest paid Pharmacist Technicians earn more than $116,000 per year.
Top 5 States
The best states to earn an average Pharmacist Technician salary are California $35,450, Washington $34,700, Alaska $33,970, Hawaii $33,150, and District of Columbia $33,030.
Top 5 Metropolitan Areas for Pharmacy Technicians
The best city or metropolitan areas to earn an average salary are San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division $43,490, Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA $40,530, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $40,270, Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division $38,890 and Salinas, CA $38,100
Other Industries that Employ Pharmacist Technicians
Local and federal government, schools and colleges, Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing, and Consumer goods rental employ these technical professionals also.
Employment Data
According to the US Department of Labor nationally there are 266,790 Pharmacist Technicians who earn a salary through being employed.
Where They Work
Of all the Pharmacists employed in the United States over 148,550 work in Health and personal care stores, 46,840 work in hospitals and over 42,000 work in grocery, department or general merchandise stores.
Private Practice Vs Employment
Pharmacist Technicians are employed as assistants to a pharmacist. Given the nature of the work the opportunities for private practice are rare.
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