Starting salary of a pharmacy technician with no college degree is about Ten USD to Fifteen USD per hour. It also depends on which hospital do you work.
To become a pharmacy technician, a college degree is not needed. Visit PTCB.org and sign up for the exam. Then study and pass!
Ilisagvik College is located in Barrow, Alaska. It offers a program to earn a degree as a Pharmacy Technician/Assistant.
is it a big difference between certificate and a diploma and degree earnings
Often it doesn't require a college degree to be a pharmacy technician. Usually they will train you in this position but a two year degree would help you get this job.
Within the Unites States, pharmacists must have a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) degree. The bachelor's in pharmacy is no longer awarded. However, one can be a pharmacy technician. Still, with a bachelor's degree, you should want a higher position, unless you really have a passion to be a technician.
There is only one school in Utah that offers a pharmacist degree. It is the University of Utah College of Pharmacy. There are several that offer pharmacy technician programs in Utah and online.
The type of degree needed to become a pharmacy tech does vary from state to state but most do require that the technician hold either a high school diploma or GED at the minimum. You can check with the local community college in your area to see what type of degree or certificate they offer with their pharmacy tech program. Most of these programs take less than a year to complete.
According to http://www.collegegrad.com/careers/proft99.shtml, the 2007 mean income of a technician was $27,560. You can use this degree for a pharmacy technician.
To be a pharmacy technician in California, you must go through an approved training program and register with the board of pharmacy. This can include an associates degree in Pharmacy Technology or other certification procedures.
YOU CANNOT BE A PHARMACIST WITH AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT BEING A PHARMACY TECHNICIAN?
I recommend going to your local community college. There are no degree requirements for a pharmacy technician job, however some science and math courses are helpful. If you want to become certified, I suggest visiting www.ptcb.org and looking at the resources and practice tests they have there.
2-4 depending on the level of degree