Pharmacy Technician

Duties and Responsibilities

Pharmacy technicians work in pharmacies under the direction of a pharmacist. Their main responsibility is filling prescriptions according to doctors’ orders for patients. Technicians measure out correct amounts of medication from larger containers to prescription size containers. In addition, they add drugs to intravenous solutions. Pharmacy Technicians work in retail pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, and some large industrial complexes.

Average Salary: $15,000-$25,000

Educational Requirements

A high school diploma is required to begin pharmacy technician training. Two year courses leading to certificates are available at most community colleges. Six month programs are offered at privately operated school.

Would you like to be one?

I could see myself working as a pharmacy technician, but only as a part time job. I would use that work as experience when I try to become a pharmacist.