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.
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you go online to Pennstate.com and they will have a list of dates and prices of how much it takes to become certified.
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Im not positive,BUT, I have heard that you can work in a pharmacy for a year and then go and take your testing to get certified. You dont make as much as an already certified technician but you'll get a raise once you pass your certification. Call around and find out.
City Pharmacy starts technician at $8.50/hr
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.
is it a big difference between certificate and a diploma and degree earnings
A pharmacy technician is a person that generally runs the inner workings of a pharmacy or works at a much larger pharmaceutical company maintaining their equipment.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), a pharmacy technician makes approximately $13.90 an hour or a median of $28,000 annually. The top-paying employer, according to the BLS, are hospitals.
Depends on several factors: Your geographic location, whether or not you have insurance, and your choice of pharmacy. At my pharmacy, it's roughly $200 without any insurance. If you do have insurance, call your prescription insurance provider and ask what your co-pay is. -Syrich (Certified Pharmacy Technician)
The average wage is for a pharmacy technician is about $10.00 to $17.00 per hour yearly will depend on hours worked.
For a pharmacy technician in a hospital, the starting salary is about $21-$24/hour.