PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNICIAN

Alizabeth Brunner

WHY I CHOSE THIS My aunt influenced me Science Pays decent money Need people

WHAT YOU DO Fill prescriptions/ packaging doses Performing inventory Records Ordering Compounding meds.

TOOLS/ REQUIREMENTS Tools

ComputersDrugs/ pillsHands

RequirementsPractice in med. People person

POST SECONDARY EDUCATION/ TRANING Drug Terminologies/ Pharmacy Literature Preparing Drugs Biopharmaceutics 2- 4 year tech. college

HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES Math/ algebra Health/ science Biology

SALARY Average = 31,850 per year Hourly Year/ Total PayLow

High

Work 40 hr. weeks

$ 8.05

$15.57

$ 16,806

$ 35,136

PROMOTIONS/ RELATED JOBS Promotions

More hrs.= more payMore education= higher rank

Related JobsPharmacistNurse/ doctor assistant

POSITIVE QUALITIES Nice People Good pay Socializing Always needed for a job

NEGATIVE QUALITYS Stuck in a room Bad/ grumpy people Unreliable staff

LEARNED INFO 7 or more classes LOTS OF STUDING Have to have license License every 2 years

WORK CITED The Pharmacy Technician 3rd Edition.

United States of America, 2007.Print.“Pharmacy Technician Hourly Rate.”Pay

Scale. Pay Scale, 9 May 2012.Web. 14 May 2012.

“Pharmacy Technician 1- U.S- National Average.”Salary.com. Salary.com, 2012. Web. 14 May 2012.