Pharmacy Technician

Duties and responsibilities: Pharmacy Technicians work in pharmacies under the direction of a pharmacist.  Their main responsibility is filling prescriptions according to doctors' orders for patients.  Technicians measure out correct amounts of medication from larger containers to prescription size containers.  In addition, they add drugs to intravenous solutions.

Salary: $15,000-$25,000

Education: A high school diploma is usually required to begin pharmacy technician training.  Two year courses leading to certificates are available at most community collages.  Six month programs are offered at privately operated schools.

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

No I would not like this kind of job for me.