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What You'll Do: As a pharmacy technician, you are responsible for filling prescriptions and providing customer service. You work under the supervision of a pharmacist and perform any duties that the pharmacist might need help with. Most technicians work in retail pharmacies located in supermarkets, convenience stores, or in hospitals. The bulk of the day is probably spent counting pills, organizing the shop, and answering the phone. You probably work 40 hours per week, but a large number of technicians work fewer hours than that. Since pharmacies are typically open 24 hours a day so that people have easy access to life-saving medications, you may be assigned to night shifts, weekend shifts, or even holiday shifts when help is needed.

Since pharmacy technicians are not considered to be drug experts, all questions that customers have about their medications are always relayed to the pharmacist for further assistance.

Education and Training: The minimum educational requirement for becoming a pharmacy technician is a high school diploma or GED. While some employers will hire technicians that do not have formal training, most are required to have some form of certification after six months of employment. Many prospective technicians undergo a training program from an online university or community college that lasts several months up to one year to receive certification. These formal classes give students the skills and experience to excel as a technician in the real world. Things that you might learn from a technician program include pharmaceutical calculations, drug terminology, how to operate dispensing machines and other equipment, laws and ethics of working in a pharmacy, and more.

Formal training usually culminates in an externship or internship at a local pharmacy so that students can walk in the shoes of actual pharm techs. The PTCB and NHA are the two major certifying bodies for pharm techs in the US.

The Future: The Pharmacy Technician profession is expected to grow at about 32% through 2020, which is much faster than the average for all occupations. The very best positions with favor those with formal training and experience in retail settings.

The Pay: Annual salaries for Pharmacy Technicians in the U.S. range from $19,800 to $40,700, with the average median annual wage hitting $28,900 in 2011 as per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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