Hi, i want to back to school and am thinking of a career as a beind the counter pharmacist. but in order to take the classes i would have to quit-my full time job, and atten school 5 days a week from 8am-3pm, and what i would really like to know is the pay worth it at the end of the course??
2007-03-12 09:36:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Starting pay at most retail pharmacies is around 100k, and at hospital around 90k.
To become a pharmacist, you first must pass your prepharmacy courses and be accepted into a pharmacy college. Overall chances are about 1 in 3 of being accepted by one school.
There is a lot of room for advancement, if you are willing to go into management/corporate. Many people in Walgreens upper management initially started as staff pharmacists.
2007-03-12 13:20:31 · answer #1 · answered by Lea 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-21 01:50:10 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They make relatively good money.
I know pharmacists for Walgreens who make $100,000+, working 40 hours a week.
You make a little less in most hospital and mail order pharmacies but it is decent money and usually at 40 hour a week job.
Also, take into consideration that pharmacies are expecting huge growth in the next twenty years. The first of the baby boomers is hitting 60, that means that these pharmacies will continue to grow. I know Walgreens is expecting to grow even more enormous in the future and there is a large NEED for pharmacists at this point.
2007-03-12 09:39:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They make good money, the average starting salary is around 50 or 60k a year, better than 20k for other careers. Some pharmacists make enough money, they only work 6 months out of the year and are able to live off of that year round.
2007-03-12 09:40:07 · answer #5 · answered by Jordan D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very good.
They need to go to school to get a doctors degree (6-8 years), but immediately out of school, they will make about $100,000 per year.
They are always in a controlled climate. The toughest thing about pharmacy is dealing with insurance problems, and making sure the techs are filling the prescriptions right, and keeping good inventory of your controlled substances.
Pharmacists are in such high demand right now that they are paid very very well.
Contact human resources of any grocery store chain (hyvee, kroger, walmart, etc), and ask them about their tuition sponsoring plans for pharmacy students.
You must go pre-pharmacy first, but then once you are in Pharmacy school, a grocery chain will pay your tuition if you promise to work for them for the 2 years after you graduate. You still get paid the going rate for a pharmacist, but they see that as a worthwhile exchange for paying thousands in school tuition for you. Like I said, stores are desperate for pharmacists.
2007-03-12 09:48:33 · answer #6 · answered by gg 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In CA, think $90,000 and up. $100,000+ is more normal, especially if you're working at a typical retail pharmacy like Walgreens, Longs, or even Kaiser. Hospitals tend to be lower paying for some strange reason, altho Kaiser is helping reverse that trend.
If you wanna compare against your current job, the pay here is the in the $50's range per hour. Not quite yet $60/hour, but give it a few more years.
2007-03-12 09:40:21 · answer #7 · answered by Linkin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My aunt is a pharmacist, and I think she makes pretty good money.
2007-03-12 09:44:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pharmacists make good money, depending on how you define "good". The median earnings (May 2004 figures) were $84,900.
2007-03-12 09:41:29 · answer #9 · answered by Tony 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-07 09:28:48 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋