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Also called accredited pharmacy technician, certified pharmacy technician, chemo pharmacy technician and chemotherapy pharmacy technician.
$45,750
Median pay a year
471,680
People do this work
6
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Preparing medications
Maintaining medical supply inventory
Performing clerical work
Entering patient data
Merchandising healthcare products
Processing medical billing
Verifying patient information accuracy
Sterilizing medical equipment
Cleaning medical equipment and facilities
Delivering items
Entering codes or information
Entering information
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Pharmacy Technician
Summary
Pharmacy technician preparing medications under the direction of a pharmacist, managing prescription orders, maintaining patient profiles, and ensuring compliance with storage regulations
Experience
Pharmacy Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Received written prescriptions and refill requests, verifying that information was complete and accurate
Entered prescription information into computer databases for accurate record-keeping
Established and maintained patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients
Maintained proper storage and security conditions for drugs in compliance with regulations
Received and stored incoming supplies, verifying quantities against invoices and checking for outdated medications
Answered telephones, responding to questions or requests from customers and healthcare professionals
Assisted customers by answering simple questions, locating items, or referring them to the pharmacist for medication information
Skills
Hands-On Work
Preparing medications, Sterilizing medical equipment, Cleaning medical equipment and facilities, Delivering items
Administration
Maintaining medical supply inventory, Performing clerical work, Processing medical billing
Core Skills
Entering patient data, Merchandising healthcare products, Verifying patient information accuracy
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Received and verified prescription requestsEntered prescription information into databasesMaintained patient medication profilesEnsured proper storage and security of drugsAnswered telephones and responded to inquiriesOperated cash registers for customer payments
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Received and verified prescription requests, ensuring accuracy and completeness of information
Maintained patient medication profiles, tracking medication history and updates
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Received and verified prescription requests, leading to fewer errors in medication dispensing
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Fewer errors in medication dispensingFaster processing times for prescriptionsIncreased patient satisfaction with services
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Maintained patient medication profiles, tracking medication history and updates
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Regularly updated for each patient visitUpdated daily for new prescriptionsReviewed profiles weekly for accuracy
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What a Pharmacy Technician does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Pharmacy Technician make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$37,850
Median
$45,750
75th percentile
$49,990
About 471,680 people do this work in the United States.
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Pharmacy Technician
Already yours: Preparing medications, Maintaining medical supply inventory, Performing clerical work
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Median pay
$45,750 a year
What you have not done yet. Entering patient data, Merchandising healthcare products, Processing medical billing
This page is about the occupation Pharmacy Technicians. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.