Pharmacy Technician&
Awarded in 2016
Public Tuition
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The locations with the highest concentration of Pharmacy Technician graduates are Tampa, FL, Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY. The locations with a relatively high number of Pharmacy Technician graduates are West Miami, FL, Kendale Lakes, FL and Cutler Bay, FL. The most common degree awarded to students studying Pharmacy Technician is a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Pharmacy Technician and the types of students that study this field. Ultimate Medical Academy-Tampa awards the most degrees in graphic design in the US, but Colegio Tecnologico y Comercial de Puerto Rico and Alliance Computing Solutions have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Pharmacy Technician. Tuition costs for Pharmacy Technician majors are, on average, $2,745 for in-state public colleges, and $10,980 for out of state private colleges. The largest share of institutions with Pharmacy Technician programs are Public, 2-year institutions.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Health graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field. Hospitals is the industry that employs the most Health majors both by share and by number, though the highest paying industry for Health majors, by average wage, is Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing.
Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Health in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Health is 43.2, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelor's degree. Female employees are more likey to hold Health degrees, and Hispanic or Latino students earn the majority (4,123) of the degrees.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Pharmacy Technician field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Pharmacy Technician majors need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Pharmacy Technician majors need more than the average amount of Mathematics, Science, and Active Listening.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Pharmacy Technician majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Mathematics is very distinctive for majors, but the Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.