According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics the estimated mean annual wage for both as of May 2008 is as follows.
* Pharmacy Technicians $28,500 * Medical Assistants $29,060
Geritom Medical, Inc in MN has not filed for bankruptcy. we just hired more pharmacy techs. this past week.
techs or assistants? they are different- techs are like nurses, assistants are like janitors. techs, one per vet maybe two if the practice is busy. assistants is however many they decide to need, because they aren't associated with the vet they just clean.
13.75
State pharmacy boards
42,000 dollars a year.
Nurses have a lot more education and have passed extensive tests. Pharmacy techs often only have a high school degree and have very limited authority.
10,000 dollars
Emergency Medical Technicians or EMT's earn about $27,000 dollars a year. Dental assistants and Dental lab techs also earn about $27,000 a year.
Every state requires certification of pharmacy techs but the requirements may very from state to state.
Yes. Unkess i am mistaken it will mean nothing unless you can pass the pharmacy state test. Medical nurses and techs must pass a test to even get hired.
Pharmacists legally sell medicines in the USA. Pharmacy Techs help pharmacists complete tasks in a pharmacy.
No. You only have to go to medical school if you want to be a doctor in the military. What people refer to as "medics" are enlisted members of the military that are trained first as EMT's or similar equivilent. As your time (and rank) in the military increases you can apply to more schools to increase your knowledge and abilities. There are also many other specialities in the military medical system that you can specialize in (e.g. LPN equivalent, X-ray techs, Lab tech, pharmacy techs, OR techs and the list goes on just like in the civilian world).