Pharmacy Tech Salary and Wages
What Effect do Professional Qualifications Have on Pharmacy Tech Salary and Wages?
Very simply, the higher your qualifications, the more valuable you are to an employer. In most cases educational achievement is rewarded with a matching rise in salary. Some employers may be so keen to have you qualified they may offer to pay for your training. Where you are situated may affect your salary too. There can be a difference of $6,000 per annum between some states for exactly the same work.
The type of employer can be a factor affecting your pay. The most prestigious hospitals, specializing in surgery or a particular field of medicine, will usually pay most. Grocery stores and druggists usually pay a little less. Chain stores pay the least. Working unsocial hours on evenings and weekends can boost you income.
How is Having a Specialized Education Important in This Process?
If you want the top jobs, with the best pay, then you are going to have to prove that you are better than the other candidates. You could benefit from having evidence of your close attention to detail, teamwork, methodical approach, and ability to get on with a task without close supervision; just like lots of other candidates. Your chances of job security and better pharmacy tech salary and wages are improved with a certification, or degree in this specialist area.
(Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 Edition, Pharmacy Tech Salary and Wages.)
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