Pharmacy Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: Pharmacy Technicians work in pharmacies under the direction of a pharmacist.  Their main responsibility is filling prescriptions according to doctors' orders for patients.  Technicians measure out correct amounts of medication from larger containers to prescription size containers.  In addition, they add drugs to intravenous solutions.

Salary: $15,000-$25,000

Education: Students should take math, science (especially chemistry), and typing courses in high school. 

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

I wouldn’t mind having this job because I’m interested in the medical field.