Reasons to become a Pharmacy Tech

dsniff wrote the following at 12:16 on 8/7/10;

This is just a quick post to give others out there like myself some insight on why becoming a pharmacy technician might be a great career choice.

1) Data from salary.com suggests you can make 35k to 45k a year in this profession working full time, depending on your level of experience and where you live.
2) You work with professional people in a safe, comfortable environment.
3) Your job both directly and indirectly makes a positive impact in the lives of your local community.
4) This career offers excellent experience that can be used in your pursuit of pharmacy school to become a Doctor of Pharmacy in the future.
5) There are both part time as well as full time opportunities to work in this field, with many different schedules outside of the typical 9-5 of most jobs.
6) The time required to become certified in this profession compared to it's compensation and job security is a very good ratio.
7) If you get a job with a large chain pharmacy or hospital system you can transfer to different parts of the world and not have to worry about finding work.

Why do you want to become a pharmacy tech? Reply to this post and let us all know!

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Advancement Opportunity

grisbyenterprise wrote the following reply at 04:50 on 7/20/11;

I have been working as a pharmacy technician for over 15 years now. My how time flies. I have seen many changes in pharmacy over the years. I have worked in many different settings. My favorite is working in a hospital setting. I became a pharmacy technician for many reasons. It's a career that has so much opportunity. I work for the department of veteran affairs and I can pretty much transfer whenever and wherever I want to go. Talk about job security.

As far as advancement, working in a hospital your window of opportunity is so wide open. There are so many specialized technician positions that are there for the taking. You are not just limited to counting pills and working behind a cash register. You are only limited to as far as you want to go.

My advice is to get some type of formal Pharmacy Technician Training, and watch how the doors of opportunity open up for you.

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