Where I work, a certified tech earns the same amount as a tech w/o certification in the same job title. However, my employer pays for one sitting of the exam and a $1000 bonus for passing it, and certified techs do have an advantage when applying for a job or a promotion. The cert does add to a tech's credibility.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics the estimated mean annual wage for a pharmacy technician as of May 2008 was, $28,500. This would amount to $13.70 an hour.
Earnings
Median hourly earnings of wage and salary pharmacy technicians in May 2004 were $11.37. The middle 50 percent earned between $9.40 and $13.85. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $7.96, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $16.61. Median hourly earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of pharmacy technicians in May 2004 were:
General medical and surgical hospitals $12.93
Grocery stores 11.77
Other general merchandise stores 11.11
Department stores 10.56
Health and personal care stores 10.51
Certified technicians may earn more. Shift differentials for working evenings or weekends also can increase earnings. Some technicians belong to unions representing hospital or grocery store workers.
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The BLS reports that in 2010, pharmacy technicians earn a median annual wage of $28, 400 or $13.65 per hour. Salary.com reports a higher median average salary: $31,921. This salary is just the estimate for Pharmacy Technician 1 (Level 1) and may increase depending on experience, jurisdiction and demand for transcriptionists in the area. A pharmacy technician career is a good fit for those interested in detail-oriented tasks, memory games, helping others, and decoding handwriting. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 334,400 pharmacy technicians in 2010 and 108,300 new positions will be added by 2020.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics the estimated mean annual wage for Pharmacy Technicians as of May 2008 is, $28,500. This would amount to $13.70 an hour. Job opportunities abound for pharmacy technicians in the states of California, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Illinois and New York, based on BLS study. The said states employed 11,390 to 28, 670 pharmacy technicians in 2011. The said competitive markets also have a higher median annual wage for pharmacy technicians. For example, the median annual salary for California pharmacy technicians average at $38,380, or $18.45 per hour.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics the estimated mean annual wage for Pharmacy Technicians as of May 2008 is, $28,500. This would amount to $13.70 per hour. Median hourly wages of wage and salary pharmacy technicians in May 2008 were $13.32. The middle 50 percent earned between $10.95 and $15.88. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $9.27, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $18.98.
It is 3 techs per pharmacist
Pharmacist is bigger than pharmacy technicians, pharmacy technician always work under the supervision of pharmacist.
Pharmacist there are pharmacy technicians that fill them also mostly a pharmacist will check behind the tech to make sure all is correct
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