UTAH OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE FOR

Pharmacy Technicians

29-2052 - Occupational Profile - Utah Statewide

Description

Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications.

Occupational Wages-Published June 2009 (data from May 2008)
Median Hourly WageMedian Annual Wage
$14.47 $30,100
Employment Outlook 2006 - 2016

This occupation will experience much faster than average employment growth with a moderate volume of annual job openings. Business expansion, as opposed to the need for replacements, will be the source of the majority of job openings in the coming decade.

Top 3 Skills for Pharmacy Technicians
ImportanceSkillDescription
71 Mathematics Using mathematics to solve problems
71 Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
58 Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
*Importance is on a scale of 1 - 100. See http://online.onetcenter.org for further information.
Utah State License

Requires a license in the State of Utah.

Top 3 Current Job Openings for Pharmacy Technicians
Job TitleDate PostedLocationMinimum SalaryMaximum Salary
Pharmacy Manager 10/27/2009 Box Elder
Pharmacy Tech 11/09/2009 Davis
Pharmacy Technician 10/08/2009 Davis $13.00 $14.00
See http://jobs.utah.gov/jobseeker/jsservices.asp for further job opportunities

Mon Nov 23 06:39:24 MST 2009

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