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Pharmacy Technician Although many pharmacy technicians receive informal on-the-job training, many employers prefer candidates with formal training or education. Formal pharmacy technician education programs require classroom and laboratory work in a variety of areas, including medical and pharmaceutical terminology, pharmaceutical calculations, pharmacy recordkeeping, pharmaceutical techniques, and pharmacy law and ethics. Pharmacy technicians also are required to learn medication names, actions, uses, and doses. Many training programs include internships, in which students gain hands-on experience in actual pharmacies. Employment of pharmacy technicians is expected to increase by 32 percent from 2006 to 2016, which is much faster than the average for all occupations. Over 70% of pharmacy technicians work in retail pharmacies, grocery stores, department stores, or mass retailers. Other pharmacy technicians work in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted-living facilities. According to Salary.com, the median salary is $29,339 with the highest 75th percentile earning $32,537. Two organizations, the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board and the Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians, administer national certification examinations. Certification is voluntary in most States, but is required by some States and employers. Graduates of pharmacy technician programs are eligible for careers as:
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| Ashworth University Online
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| Penn Foster Career School Online
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Virginia College Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile
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| Academy of Professional Careers Indio
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| Everest College Alhambra, Anaheim, City of Industry, Los Angeles, Reseda, San Francisco, Torrance
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| High Tech Institute Sacramento
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| Institute of Technology Modesto
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| San Joaquin Valley College Bakersfield, Rancho Cucamonga, Fresno, Modesto, Rancho Cordova, Visalia
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| Western Career College Antioch, Citrus Heights, Emeryville, Pleasant Hill, Sacramento, San Jose, San Leandro, Stockton
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| Everest College Aurora
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| Central Florida College Winter Park
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| Keiser Career College Green Acres, Miami Lakes, St.Petersburg
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| Sanford Brown Institute Ft. Lauderdale
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| Sanford Brown Institute Jacksonville
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| Sanford Brown Institute Tampa
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| Virginia College Pensacola
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| High Tech Institute Atlanta
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| Sanford Brown Institute Atlanta
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| Academy of Professional Careers Boise, Nampa
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| Everest College Burr Ridge, Chicago, Merrionette Park, North Aurora, Skokie
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| Daymar College Louisville, Newport, Owensboro, Paducah
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| Draughons Junior College Bowling Green
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| Sanford Brown Institute Landover
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| Dorsey Schools Madison Heights, Roseville, Southgate, Wayne-Westland
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| High Tech Institute Minneapolis
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| Rasmussen College Brooklyn Park, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Lake Elmo, Mankato, St. Cloud
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| Allied College Arnold, Saint Ann
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| High Tech Institute Kansas City
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| Vatterott College Joplin, Kansas City, Springfield, St. Louis
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| Vatterott College Omaha
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| High Tech Institute Las Vegas
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| Sanford Brown Institute Garden City
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| Sanford Brown Institute New York
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| Sanford Brown Institute White Plains
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| Sanford Brown Institute Cleveland
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| Pioneer Pacific College Clackamas, Springfield, Wilsonville
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| Allied Medical & Technical Institute Forty Fort
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| High Tech Institute Memphis
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| Draughons Junior College Clarksville, Murfreesboro, Nashville
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| Everest College Arlington-Mid Cities, Ft. Worth
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| High Tech Institute Dallas
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| Sanford Brown Institute Dallas
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| Sanford Brown Institute Houston
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| Sanford Brown Institute Northloop
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| Everest College Salt Lake City
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| Everest College Bremerton, Everett, Renton, Tacoma
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| Rasmussen College Green Bay
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