Pharmacy Technician

Duties and responsibilities:

Pharmacy technicians work in pharmacies under direction of a pharmacist. Their main responsibility is filling prescriptions according to doctors’ orders for patients. Some duties of pharmacy technicians are: Checking inventories and ordering supplies, receiving and checking in supplies, waiting on customers, keeping pharmacy work areas clean and helping fill out insurance forms.

Salary $15,000 - $25,000

Education:

Students should take math science and typing courses in high school. A high school diploma is usually required to begin pharmacy technician training. Two years courses leading to certificates are available at most community college.          

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one?

No I wouldn’t because I don’t like chemistry