New Pharmacy Technician Salary Site Launched

Online, February 20, 2010 (Newswire.com) - The website, Pharmacytechniciansalarydata.com, has been recently launched to help students and medical professionals gain an insight to pharmacy technician salaries and job description. The site includes free in-depth information on pharmacy technician duties and salary ranges. For individuals planning to pursue a career in the health care domain, it further gives an insight to the education requirements.

Recent trends reflect an increase in the demand for pharmacy technicians, and project a more-than-average growth rate in this field. The primary job responsibilities include managing the patient records and helping them get prescriptions. Pharmacytechniciansalarydata.com does not offer any educational programs and is rather intended to equip medical professionals with unbiased information that can help them make career decisions. For this purpose, the site incorporates different sections that relate to:

• pharmacy technician salary data - projecting the lowest, average, and highest salaries being offered by hospitals, grocery stores, and drug stores.
• pharmacy technician salary charts - enabling readers to search and analyze salaries based on several different criteria, including city, state, and industry types.
• pharmacy technician schools - helping professionals find the best pharmacy technician school and request free information related to the training programs on offer.
• pharmacy technician career center - acquainting aspiring professionals with the basics of assisting licensed pharmacists and how certifications can influence job prospects.

The site also incorporates figures and facts as predicted by the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Survey Program, which states that the average salary for a pharmacy technician may go up to 14.92 dollars an hour. Students can look forward to get informed on the top paying states, the top paying metropolitan areas, and states with the highest employment levels. They can also get to know about the industries that pay the best, belonging to the domain of scientific research, medical and diagnostic labs, Grantmaking services, and Offices of Dentists.

The pharmaceutical industry is an ever-growing business, especially considering the rapid advancements in medical science leading to new and improved medication. And, so does arise the need for skilled pharmacy technicians to assist medical practitioners prepare the prescribed doses and combinations of medications for patients. A career as a pharmacy technician requires only a reasonable amount of training in the form of short-term programs. Besides, professionals can also look to get trained on the job. Pharmacytechniciansalarydata.com aims to connect the aspiring health care professionals with the training options available, and the benefits of pharmacy technician careers.

The site includes informative articles that discuss growth opportunities in different environments of retail pharmacies, retirement homes, and hospitals. It further enlists the variables or factors, such as location, experience, and education, which can have a significant impact on the pharmacy technician salaries.