Vocational Programs for Pharmacy Technicians Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
460K	$20.83	$43,330

The role of Pharmacy Technicians is to prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders. The average annual wage of the occupations is $43,330 and $21 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Pharmacy Technicians career. Based on BLS data, a total of 460,280 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Pharmacy Technicians is $14,974. The average length of the programs is 422 hours and the average completion time is 9.46 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Pharmacy Technicians Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Pharmacy Technicians. Total 441 schools are offering certificate programs.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Pharmacy Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	441	$14,974	$741	422 Hours	9.46 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Pharmacy Technicians

The following 441 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Pharmacy Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.