The locations with the highest concentration of Pharmacy Technician degree recipients are Bayamón, PR, Los Angeles, CA, and Clearwater, FL. The locations with a relatively high number of Pharmacy Technician degree recipients are . 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. NUC University awards the most degrees in Pharmacy Technician in the US, but Florida Vocational Institute and Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Pharmacy Technician.
Tuition costs for Pharmacy Technician majors are, on average, $3,649 for in-state public colleges, and $5,433 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Pharmacy Technician programs are Public, 2-year institutions (177 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private for-profit, 2-year (1,847 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Pharmacy Technician, is Private for-profit, 2-year (1,847 completions).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Pharmacy Technician programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Out of all institutions that offer Pharmacy Technician programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Florida Vocational Institute has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Pharmacy Technician, with 37.7%.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Health majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Health majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Pharmacy Technician is from the 2 Digit Course Health.
4.3M
2020 Workforce
± 50,194
4.2%
1 Year Growth
± 1.6%
The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.2%, from 4.13M in 2019 to 4.3M in 2020.
The largest single share of Health graduates go on to work as Registered nurses (36.9%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Health by share of the total number of graduates.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Health majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Health majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Health in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Health is 42.9.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate. Female employees are more likely to hold Health degrees, and Hispanic or Latino students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Health (2,496 students).
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Pharmacy Technician is from the 2 Digit Course Health.
42.9
Average Age in 2020
± 0.155 Years
0.429%
1 Year Change
± 0.516%
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Health. The most common ages of employees with this major are 30 and 28 years old, which represent 2.91% and 2.87% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Pharmacy Technician are 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, Associates Degree, and 2 to 4 Year Postsecondary Certificate.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Pharmacy Technician for each race & ethnicity. Hispanic or Latino students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Pharmacy Technician. Hispanic or Latino Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Pharmacy Technician is from the 2 Digit Course Health.
Most Common Countries of Origin
Philippines
198,228 degree recipients
India
81,509 degree recipients
Mexico
30,881 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
Philippines
5.24 times more than expected
Cameroon
3.76 times more than expected
Nigeria
3.37 times more than expected
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Philippines that hold Health degrees (5.24 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Philippines (198,228 degree recipients).
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 Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Pharmacy Technician majors need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Equipment Selection.
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 Equipment Maintenance is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Speaking, and Writing are the three most important skills for people in the field.