Pharmacy Technician By: Faith Appleby Pharmacy technicians work under the supervision of pharmacists to prepare and fill medical prescriptions for patients.

What type of college or post-secondary education does it require? Post-secondary training is sometimes required Hospitals may hire techs with 1 to 2 years of hospital experience Some states require a license.

High school courses in chemistry, biology, and math are useful what type of courses in high school should you take to prepare for this career?

-what type of college classes must you take? You don’t have to go to college to complete this career.

what types of degrees (bachelor’s, master’s, etc) are needed for this career? A two year degree in technical training is required.

-what does the career involve? Order, package, and store drugs Measure, count out, or mix prescribed amounts of medications Fill prescriptions and accept payment from patients in retail pharmacies Prepare drug doses to be administered by nurses in hospital pharmacies Exact duties depend on where they work

where are possible workplaces? Employed by hospitals, health care institutions and agencies, and retail pharmacies

what type of skills would you need? On their feet much of the time Most work a 5-day, 40-hour week Technicians in hospitals may work day, evening, or night shifts Technicians in hospitals may be on call when they are not working

what type of person would enjoy this job? People who like to sort things and that are very good at math and counting would

-are their lots of opportunities in this field? Pharmacies will never go out of business, because people will always be sick. Pharmacy technicians will always be able to find a job.

Salary? $19,000 to $38,000 a year The median is about $27,000 a year Earnings depend on education, experience, and employer

are there schools in Kentucky that offer this program or would you have to go out of state? There are schools in Kentucky that offer this program but the program in Cincinnati, Ohio, has the best to offer that’s close to home.

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