Pharmacy Technicians
Pharmacy technicians help pharmacists provide drugs and other health care products to customers.
$19,570
$25,190
$34,230
$9.41
$12.11
$16.46
Based on Nebraska Wage Figures

Education

  • High School Diploma or GED;
  • On-the-job training or Formal training program
  • Hours

  • May work part time or full time, but most work 40 hours a week.
  • May work evenings, nights, weekends, and some holidays.
  • May work varying shifts
  • PHARMACY TECHNICIANS will:
  • Review prescriptions or requests for refills
  • review prescriptions or requests for refills that they receive from customers.
  • PHARMACY TECHNICIANS frequently:
  • count, pour, measure, or mix the medication.
  • price and file the prescription, which must be checked by a pharmacist before it is given to a customer.
  • It is important that PHARMACY TECHNICIANS be able to:
  • In hospitals, they read client charts, and prepare and deliver the medicine to clients.
  • be confidential.
  • be accurate
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