What is the annual pay for pharmacist technicians in the valley?
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low: $22,552\nAverage: $25,806\nHigh: $29,751\n\nInformation found on http://www.salary.com.  To get those figures I plugged in Dallas, TX (not sure if that is your area) but it should give a good ballpark figure for the state as a whole.  To get a more exact figure go to the site and plug in the city closest to you and view the basic range for "entry level pharmacy technician".
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It depends on the area, try www.salary.com
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probably a rad tech. much better pay and a more stable job. you have to go to school for a year or two though to be a rad tech and its just onsite training for pharm techs (all you need is a HS diploma) in most states
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I am in philadelphia and X-ray techs make about twice as more as phlebotomists. Most programs are 6 months to a year depending on how part-time it really is. Where in NY are you?
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There is a wide range.  The average price in Los Angeles area is $13/unit.  Some charge as much as $20/unit and others charge as little as $10/unit.  There are other factors to consider such as the amount of Botox that is wasted, etc.
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I work for the school district here in Vegas....\n\nIt depends on the position.  Your best start would be within a Title 1 school as a Teacher/Family Aide.  The pay a lot higher.  This position is a lot more involved.  Not only to you assist the teacher, but there is governmental paperwork you are in charge of, parent meetings, etc.  I did this for a year and a half.  I enjoyed it and was assigned to a PRE-K classroom, but got on with Psych Services so I left.  Anyway, schooling is required for these positions, and since you have the AA, you would do good in this posiion. Roughly $13-$14/hr.\n\nOtherwise a general teachers Aide, you are looking at being in a special ed classroom and that is roughly $10/hr.
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Pharmacist.  You have to work your BUTT off in school, but once you get out, you count pills and talk to people.  All the hard work that pharmacists used to have to do is now mostly done inside the computer.  You have to count, check, and occasionally answer a question.  And for this, you can start making ~$50,000 - $90,000 a year (working retail at Kmart or Target or something).\n\nYes, school is A LOT of hard work, but when you're done, you're set for life.
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Hello.  I am a pharmacy technician student.  I go to a technical school and one has to be 18 to be in the program.  It is the law to work with meds.  One also needs a high school diploma to participate.  \n  One option is to work in a pharmacy as a customer service aide.  That way you can be in that working environment and you can "get your feet wet".  Also, you can meet people that you can network with in when you get your pharm. tech. diploma.  It could hep you find a job.  It won't hurt.\n  I hope I have been of some help to you.  I wish you well.
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pharmacists usually have a salary of about 70-110k a year. for a pharmacy overall, the margin is usually about 20% (its higher on generics and much lower on expensive brandname drugs) which basically means for every $100 spent at a pharmacy, $80 goes to paying for the cost of drugs and $20 goes to paying salaries, paying rent/lease/mortgage for the building, keeping the lights, internet, etc. if you think that sounds high, walmart has a markup of close to 30% to put things in perspective.\n\n\naverage markup per prescription (cost over what the pharmacy paid for the drug which is used to pay salaries and overhead costs) is probably $5-8, i dont have an exact numbe that's a guess. pharmacies dont actually have 10000% margins on everything like the news makes it sound. there have been a lot of stories about how some generics might cost 50 cents for a bottle of pills and the pharmacy charges $10 and make it sound like people are being way overcharged. and that annoys the crap out of me. because people look at it as merely a product and not a service and forget that you have to pay over head costs like rent for the building, utilities, supplies, staff salaries so there is someone to fill it/bill insurance/answer questions, etc. lots of pharmacies are going out of business anymore because reimbursement from insurance is so bad, and uninsured people often get charged out the butt because they have to make up for lost money.
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I have no idea, but good luck with it! I'm taking that next semester through school. Try googling pharmacy tech?
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in CA minimum wage is 6.75 but I think they start around $7 depending on experience.\n\nAnd they try to stay competitive with other stores.
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Find a program for it at a nearby college.  Seems like I've seen them advertised at technical/community colleges.\n\nBy the way, I just saw an advertisement for the National Institute of Technology having a pharmacy technician program so I checked their website and:\n\nhttp://www.nitschools.com/main_programs_detail.php?schoolProgram=Pharmacy%20Technician\n\nThere are no doubt government regulations also with hoops that you'll have to jump through before becoming one.  You can probably call your local government info line and they could help you on that as far as pointing you to the right state government department that regulates that occupation.\n\nIt's impossible to give you specific details because this is a state-regulated profession and each state makes their own laws.
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well....I'm a pharmacist.  What exactly do you want to know? There is and has been such a huge demand it's ridiculous.  I read a pretty good article at salary.com (pretty sure where) explaining the shortage, benefits, etc that might be what you're looking for.  If not feel free to ask whatever.
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This is coming from experience. Working for a retail pharmacy will not give you as good of pay as if you were working at a hospital pharmacy. The best way is to actually go into the Hospitals themselves and request an application and inquire to see if they are hiring. When you go in the pharmacy who is looking for help be more willing to interview a person who took the inititive to stop in. However, some good retail pharmacies are Synders, Sam's Club, Cubs, in my opinion Walgreens has a terrible cap on pay and they are way to busy for comfort. Well good luck looking for a job. Here's a real example for you... Got a job at Childrens Hospital and started at $15.00 after 2 years making $30. Well good luck on the exam if you haven't taken it yet. and Never set your standards low. There are jobs for Pharmacy Technicians everywhere. You gotta just try hard. Ask for the best and work hard. Take Care.
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a cardiology technician gets paid more, because its a  specialty. you do have to go through a four year program though. you can check this one out www.salary.com (its americian), it asks you for you zip-code  ( if you guys have that) and you can just type it in and see what areas pay what, or http://www.ccs.ca/home/index_e.aspx \n\nHOPE THAT HELPS.
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Check out the University of the Pacific\nwww.pacific.edu\n\nThey are a small private university located in Stockton, CA. \nThere are about ~4,000 students and the pharmacy program is very well supported by the university.
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There's no need for formal education for pharmacy tech.  Most pharmacies will train you.  After a few months in a pharmacy, you should try to take the certification exam.  There are review books for it.\nPharmacy education, for pharmacists, is accredited by the ACPE, American Council for Pharmacy Education.\nFor pharmacy technicians, it appears programs are certified by the ASHP, American Society of Health System Pharmacists.\nhttp://www.acpe-accredit.org/technicians/accredit.asp