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Careers / Pharmacy Technicians |
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| Happiness Index |
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| There are 1343 users in this career group. They represent 12 different countries. You can see the list of users in this career group by clicking on one of the links below. You can also join this career group simply by selecting your current status and clicking "Add Me." |
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354 users are currently in this career. |
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24 users are considering this career. |
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54 users left or retired from this career. |
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911 users have hidden memberships. |
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| (Hidden users have added this career to their portfolios, but have not indicated a publicly visible status.) |
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| Reviews |
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are 5 reviews of this career. The most recent 3 reviews are listed below. You can see more reviews by clicking on "Read all reviews..." at the bottom of this page. |
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| Write an online review and share your thoughts about this career with others! |
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| Write an online review and share your thoughts about this career with others! |
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April 17, 2007 |
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Being a pharmacy technician in a retail setting isn't a horrible career choice, but from my experience, there are much better things you can do. As a pharmacy tech, you spend a lot of time dealing with sick and/or injured patients, the elderly, and drug addicts. You need patience and a sense of urgency in order to do your job correctly, because you have to realize that most people coming into the pharmacy are not in a good mood, have not had a good day, and are not going to make your job easy. The job isn't only about filling bottles with pills and liquids. In fact, it's mostly about data entry, dealing with customers, and dealing with insurances. None of these things are very exciting, and the job becomes rather monotonous quickly. I wouldn't recommend this job so much as a career as a pathway to find a better career, namely as a pharmacist. As a technician, you end up doing most of the work in a pharmacy and not getting paid all that well, but as a pharmacist, you get paid very well for rather less work. Being a pharmacy technician is a great way to get into pharmacy, because you learn a lot on the job that is applicable for pharmacy school. As a note, if you're becoming a pharmacy technician in a state that doesn't require registration as a tech, do not go to any of those schools that say they will teach you to be a pharmacy technician. They will take as much money from you as they can and give you a sub-par education that will leave you joining a pharmacy and not knowing at all what you are doing. The best way in a state that doesn't require registration is to just apply at a pharmacy and learn on the job. And unless your employer will pay you more for completing your certification with the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board, there's really no need to do so, it's not one of those certifications that mean much. If I had to do things over again, yes I would work as a technician, as the pay is better than most jobs that don't have strict qualifications. |
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| Interesting Fact |
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| The U.S. minimum wage in 1955 was 75 cents. |
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