GraduateSmart
GraduateSmart
$48K/yr
Average Salary
0.5 years
Years of Education
+6%
Job Growth
490K+
Total Jobs
Assist pharmacists in dispensing prescription medications to patients. Prepare medications under a pharmacist's direction, and may measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages according to prescription orders.
$36K
Starting
$48K
Average
$59K
Senior
High School Diploma or GED
Foundation requirement for all pathways
Certificate in Pharmacy Technology
Typically 0.5 years
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Pharmacy Technician Certification — PTCB (CPhT)
Required to practicePharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
PTCE (Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam)
Required to practicePharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
Pharmacy Technician Certification — NHA ExCPT (CPhT)
National Healthcareer Association (NHA)
Field
Healthcare & Medicine
Required Degree
Certificate
Time in School
0.5 years
Job Demand
10-Year Job Growth
+6%
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Pay range
$36K–$59K
10th–90th percentile
Job growth
+6%
projected 2024–2034
Number of jobs
490K
in 2024
As fast as average
Moderate demand growth expected. Projected to grow from 490K to 520K jobs by 2034.
Typical duties
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Direct match. Median $43,460; 6% growth. 490,400 jobs.