Pharmacy Technician Listed in Top 30 Jobs of 2008 on CareerBuilder.com
Pharmacy Technician May 12th. 2008, 8:53pm
A new year means new beginnings: new resolutions, ideas and friends; new habits, relationships and goals; new salaries, titles and responsibilities. And perhaps most importantly, new jobs. Lots of them. And not just for 2008, either - until 2016.
There is good news for Unitek College’s Pharmacy Technician training students In the 30 fastest-growing growing occupations for 2006-2016, according to the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics), Pharmacy technician is number 16.
Here are some numbers:
2006 employment: 285,000
2016 projection: 376,000
Percent growth: 32
Salary range: $21,260 - $30,560
One note of those of us in California – the salary numbers provided above are nationwide. California salaries are typically 30 to 50% higher than these numbers.
