Career Path

In this career, your responsibilities may include:

• Performing general administrative tasks, such as paperwork and answering phones
• Working the cash register
• Monitoring medication inventory
• Sanitizing pharmaceutical equipment

Job Titles

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Academic Requirements

Typically requires a high school diploma. Obtaining a post-secondary certificate or an associate degree would allow you to work as a pharmacy technician, if you do not already have the U.S. equivalent of an associate degree.