Pharmacy tech
Duties and
responsibilities: In this
career, you work alongside pharmacists and pharmacy aides to help customers,
complete administrative duties and handle medication prescriptions. Your main
duty will be filling prescriptions. Due to the sensitive nature of medication,
a big part of your job is to verify that the prescription information is
accurate. You might work in a variety of pharmacy environments, such as a
retail setting or mail-order pharmaceuticals company.
Salary: $12.26
per hour and $28,000 per year
Education: Besides
a high school diploma, there are no formal training requirements for becoming a
pharmacy technician. Many receive training on the job; however, employers may
prefer that you graduate from a 1- to 2-year pharmacy technology program. These
programs are designed to familiarize you with the concepts, practices and
terminology used in the career. Students also learn to label, package and store
prescriptions. Such programs typically result in a diploma, certificate or
associate degree. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 286
pharmacy technician programs had accreditation from the American Society of
Health System Pharmacists in 2015