DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to Third Quarter, 2012

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	7,040	352	$15.76/hr	$0.25/hr	$10.70/hr	$12.71/hr	$15.31/hr	$18.44/hr	$21.88/hr
U S	343,550	2,748	$14.74/hr	$0.04/hr	$9.97/hr	$11.76/hr	$14.21/hr	$17.40/hr	$20.57/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For Pharmacy Technicians Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 4,020 $15.59/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 550 $15.35/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 510 $14.03/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 490 $17.10/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 120 $15.40/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 110 $14.35/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 80 $16.65/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 80 $13.88/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 70 $14.17/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 70 $12.32/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 40 $14.75/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 40 $15.03/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 20 $13.34/hr N/A

• Assists pharmacist to prepare and dispense medication.
• Prepares intravenous (IV) packs, using sterile technique, under supervision of hospital pharmacist.
• Counts stock and enters data in computer to maintain inventory records.
• Cleans equipment and sterilizes glassware according to prescribed methods.
• Mixes pharmaceutical preparations, fills bottles with prescribed tablets and capsules, and types labels for bottles.
• Receives and stores incoming supplies.
• Processes records of medication and equipment dispensed to hospital patient, computes charges, and enters data in computer.