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2021 Pharmacy Technicians

Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders.

Pharmacy Technicians Salary

Salary

$35.1K

Growth

4%

Bright Outlook

Average

Green

No

Pharmacy Technicians Career Description

Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders.

Also known as:

Accredited Pharmacy Technician, Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT), Compounding Technician, Lead Pharmacy Tech, Certified Pharmacy Technician (Lead Pharmacy Tech, CPhT), Lead Pharmacy Technician (Lead Pharmacy Tech), Pharmacy Technician (Pharmacy Tech), Senior Pharmacy Technician, Technician, Inventory Specialist

2021 Pharmacy Technicians Salary

Percentile 10% 25% 50% (Median) 75% 90%
Annual Wage $25,400 $29,090 $35,100 $41,660 $50,430
Hourly Wage $12.21 $13.99 $16.87 $20.03 $24.25

2021 Pharmacy Technicians Salary

Percentile
10%
25%
50% (Median)
75%
90%
Annual Wage
$25,400
$29,090
$35,100
$41,660
$50,430
Hourly Wage
$12.21
$13.99
$16.87
$20.03
$24.25

Pharmacy Technicians Common Job Duties

  • Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.
  • Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.
  • Answer telephones, responding to questions or requests.
  • Prepack bulk medicines, fill bottles with prescribed medications, and type and affix labels.
  • Prepare and process medical insurance claim forms and records.
  • Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
  • Price and file prescriptions that have been filled.
  • Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.
  • Order, label, and count stock of medications, chemicals, or supplies and enter inventory data into computer.
  • Order, label, and count stock of medications, chemicals, or supplies and enter inventory data into computer.
  • Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for outdated medications in current inventory, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages.
  • Transfer medication from vials to the appropriate number of sterile, disposable syringes, using aseptic techniques.
  • Mix pharmaceutical preparations, according to written prescriptions.
  • Restock intravenous (IV) supplies and add measured drugs or nutrients to IV solutions under sterile conditions to prepare IV packs for various uses, such as chemotherapy medication.
  • Restock intravenous (IV) supplies and add measured drugs or nutrients to IV solutions under sterile conditions to prepare IV packs for various uses, such as chemotherapy medication.
  • Clean and help maintain equipment or work areas and sterilize glassware, according to prescribed methods.
  • Clean and help maintain equipment or work areas and sterilize glassware, according to prescribed methods.
  • Clean and help maintain equipment or work areas and sterilize glassware, according to prescribed methods.
  • Compute charges for medication or equipment dispensed to hospital patients and enter data in computer.
  • Compute charges for medication or equipment dispensed to hospital patients and enter data in computer.
  • Price stock and mark items for sale.
  • Maintain and merchandise home healthcare products or services.
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Pharmacy Technicians Activities

  • Verify accuracy of patient information.
  • Perform clerical work in medical settings.
  • Perform clerical work in medical settings.
  • Prepare medications or medical solutions.
  • Process medical billing information.
  • Maintain inventory of medical supplies or equipment.
  • Perform clerical work in medical settings.
  • Record patient medical histories.
  • Maintain inventory of medical supplies or equipment.
  • Enter patient or treatment data into computers.
  • Maintain inventory of medical supplies or equipment.
  • Prepare medications or medical solutions.
  • Prepare medications or medical solutions.
  • Maintain inventory of medical supplies or equipment.
  • Prepare medications or medical solutions.
  • Sterilize medical equipment or instruments.
  • Clean medical equipment or facilities.
  • Maintain medical equipment or instruments.
  • Process medical billing information.
  • Enter patient or treatment data into computers.
  • Merchandise healthcare products or services.
  • Merchandise healthcare products or services.
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Pharmacy Technicians Required Knowledge

  • Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  • Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

Common Pharmacy Technicians Abilities Required

  • Oral Comprehension - Listening and understanding what people say.
  • Near Vision - Seeing details up close.
  • Written Comprehension - Reading and understanding what is written.
  • Oral Expression - Communicating by speaking.
  • Speech Recognition - Recognizing spoken words.
  • Information Ordering - Ordering or arranging things.
  • Problem Sensitivity - Noticing when problems happen.
  • Category Flexibility - Grouping things in different ways.
  • Speech Clarity - Speaking clearly.
  • Deductive Reasoning - Using rules to solve problems.

Common Pharmacy Technicians Skills

  • Reading Comprehension - Reading work-related information.
  • Active Listening - Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Speaking - Talking to others.

Pharmacy Technicians Interests

  • Conventional - Occupations related to Conventional interests frequently involve following set procedures and routines. They include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
  • Realistic - Occupations with Realistic interests frequently involve practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Projected Employment For Pharmacy Technicians

Location 2019 Employment 2029 Employment Percent change Annual projected job openings
United States 422,300 437,600 4% 33,400

Projected Employment For Pharmacy Technicians

Location
2019 Employment
2029 Employment
Percent change
Annual projected job openings
United States
422,300
437,600
4%
33,400

Pharmacy Technicians Education & Experience

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • No work experience
  • 1 to 12 months on-the-job training

Pharmacy Technicians Schools

School Program Name Location Length / Graduates
ABC Adult School Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Cerritos, CA Less than one year: 12
ABC Adult School Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Cerritos, CA Less than one year: 12
Access Careers Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Hempstead, NY Less than one year: 25
Access Careers Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Hempstead, NY Less than one year: 25
Access Careers-Islandia Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Islandia, NY Less than one year: 0
Access Careers-Islandia Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Islandia, NY Less than one year: 0
Aiken Technical College Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Graniteville, SC Less than one year: 7
Aiken Technical College Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Graniteville, SC Less than one year: 7
Albany Technical College Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Albany, GA 2 years: 9
At least one but less than two years: 9
Albany Technical College Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Albany, GA 2 years: 9
At least one but less than two years: 9

Pharmacy Technicians Schools

500 United States

Location

California (134) Florida (94) Texas (84) Puerto Rico (76) Michigan (50) Ohio (46) Louisiana (42) Tennessee (42) Arizona (34) Georgia (32) Illinois (28) North Carolina (28) South Carolina (26) Washington (26) Minnesota (24) Pennsylvania (24) Colorado (20) Kentucky (20) Oklahoma (16) Wisconsin (16) Alabama (14) New York (14) Utah (14) Indiana (12) Kansas (12) Maryland (12) Missouri (12) Nevada (12) Oregon (12) West Virginia (12) Iowa (10) Idaho (8) New Mexico (8) Virginia (8) Montana (6) New Jersey (6) Arkansas (4) Massachusetts (4) Mississippi (4) Nebraska (4) North Dakota (4) South Dakota (4) Alaska (2) Hawaii (2) Wyoming (2)
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Program Name

Pharmacy Technician/Assistant (1064)
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Program Length

At least one but less than two years (680) Less than one year (380) 2 years (312) At least two but less than four years (6)
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School
Program Name
Location
Length / Graduates
ABC Adult School
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
Cerritos, CA
Less than one year: 12
ABC Adult School
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
Cerritos, CA
Less than one year: 12
Access Careers
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
Hempstead, NY
Less than one year: 25
Access Careers
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
Hempstead, NY
Less than one year: 25
Access Careers-Islandia
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
Islandia, NY
Less than one year: 0
Access Careers-Islandia
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
Islandia, NY
Less than one year: 0
Aiken Technical College
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
Graniteville, SC
Less than one year: 7
Aiken Technical College
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
Graniteville, SC
Less than one year: 7
Albany Technical College
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
Albany, GA
2 years: 9
At least one but less than two years: 9
Albany Technical College
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
Albany, GA
2 years: 9
At least one but less than two years: 9
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Pharmacy Technicians Jobs Near Me .

Job Title Company Location Date Posted Federal Contractor
Certified Medication Technician Green Park Senior Living Community St. Louis, Missouri 06/20/2021 No
Certified Pharmacy Tech - Transitions of Care Cone Health Greensboro, North Carolina 06/20/2021 No
Certified Pharmacy Technician Walgreens BATON ROUGE, Louisiana 06/21/2021 Yes
Certified Pharmacy Technician Walgreens GONZALES, Louisiana 06/21/2021 Yes
Certified Pharmacy Technician Walgreens MESQUITE, Texas 06/21/2021 Yes
Certified Pharmacy Technician 1 Optum Glendora, California 06/21/2021 Yes
Clinical Staff Pharmacist -PRN LifePoint Health Beckley, West Virginia 06/21/2021 No
Draft Technician Assistant Brown Distributing Company, Inc. Richmond, Virginia 06/20/2021 No
Emergency Medical Technician G4S SECURE SOLUTIONS(USA)INC. Lorain, Ohio 06/20/2021 No
Healthcare Customer Associate - Certified Designated Hitter Walgreens CABO ROJO, Puerto Rico 06/21/2021 Yes

Pharmacy Technicians Jobs Near Me .

75 United States

Location

Plattsburgh, NY Pittsburgh, PA O Fallon, MO New Hyde Park, NY Neenah, WI Cincinnati, OH Vista, CA Van Nuys, CA Stroudsburg, PA St. Louis, MO Sparta, TN Southfield, MI Saratoga Springs, NY Santa Fe, NM Salyersville, KY Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa, ID Richmond, VA Philadelphia, PA Orange City, FL Omaha, NE Naples, FL Milwaukee, WI Mesquite, TX Mesa, AZ Memphis, TN Marietta, GA Lorain, OH Livonia, MI Lincroft, NJ Lenoir City, TN Lancaster, NH Lake Success, NY Ithaca, NY Indianapolis, IN Hinsdale, IL Hawthorne, CA Hanover, PA Greensboro, NC Gonzales, LA Glendora, CA Gilbert, AZ Frisco, CO Fresno, CA Fort Walton Beach, FL Forest Hills, NY Farmington Hills, MI Dowagiac, MI Delmar, NY Columbus, OH Chicago, IL Cheyenne, WY Carlisle, PA Cabo Rojo, PR Bridgeton, MO Boise, ID Bethlehem, PA Beckley, WV Baton Rouge, LA Aventura, FL Alton, IL Albuquerque, NM Albany, NY Adrian, MI
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Company

Walgreens Northwell Health UPMC KPH Healthcare Services, Inc. Beaumont Health System Centers Health Care Kinney Drugs Aerotek Albertsons Baptist Memorial Health Care Brown Distributing Company, Inc. CAPS CVS Health Centura Health Community Regional Medical Center Cone Health G4S SECURE SOLUTIONS(USA)INC. Green Park Senior Living Community HCA, Hospital Corporation of America LifePoint Health Mercy Medical Center Clinton Optum PacificSource Penn Medicine PharMerica Professional Services LLC Presbyterian Healthcare Services Select Employment Services, Inc. SpartanNash The Legacy at Santa Fe
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Job Title
Company
Location
Date Posted
Federal Contractor
Certified Medication Technician
Green Park Senior Living Community
St. Louis, Missouri
06/20/2021
No
Certified Pharmacy Tech - Transitions of Care
Cone Health
Greensboro, North Carolina
06/20/2021
No
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana
06/21/2021
Yes
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens
GONZALES, Louisiana
06/21/2021
Yes
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens
MESQUITE, Texas
06/21/2021
Yes
Certified Pharmacy Technician 1
Optum
Glendora, California
06/21/2021
Yes
Clinical Staff Pharmacist -PRN
LifePoint Health
Beckley, West Virginia
06/21/2021
No
Draft Technician Assistant
Brown Distributing Company, Inc.
Richmond, Virginia
06/20/2021
No
Emergency Medical Technician
G4S SECURE SOLUTIONS(USA)INC.
Lorain, Ohio
06/20/2021
No
Healthcare Customer Associate - Certified Designated Hitter
Walgreens
CABO ROJO, Puerto Rico
06/21/2021
Yes
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