As i get closer to college is still do not know what i want to do... I am good at math and science and have over a 4.0 gpa. One job that sounds like it has good job security and pay is pharmacist. Is this a good career? What other jobs are good?
2007-12-09 12:57:22 · 5 answers · asked by niki 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Health Care
In midwest USA
2007-12-09 13:03:08 · update #1
I'm not sure where the previous responder got her income data. National salary surveys of Pharmacist indicate the national average for Pharmacist to be around $85,000 and the average salary in the midwest to be closer to $78,000/yr.
This is a good salary, but certainly not over $100,000. Whether being a Pharmacist is a good career really depends on your own interests and personality. If you are unsure, I would try to follow a Pharmacist through their day for a couple of days, to see if their job interest you. Another option is to see the career counseling office at your college. They can give you not only aptitude test, but personality profile test, which tell you not only where your academic strengths lie, but if you have a similar personality type to those in your selected profession, and which professions most closely match your personality profile. While these cannot guarantee happiness, they can give you an idea of the areas that might interest you.
When I was starting college, I thought abought being a pharmacist, and was able to get hired by the hospital as a pharmacy tech (they paid for the training). After working with the pharmacist at the hospital for a while, and following a couple of them at retail pharmacies, I was able to decide that the career was not right for me. I needed more activity, and direct patient input. I then was able to be transferred to a position as an attendent (which is what they used to call male CNAs). I worked with the nurses, and found their interactions with the patients suited my personality better.
Pharmacist have a great career, and perform a neccessary task, but the career is not for all of us!
EDIT: In using a comparrison of three salary surveys currently available, the average extrapolated, all stating 2006-7 figures is starting salary in the midwest is an average if $85,000. This figure was made using only the major metropolitan areas as a base, and not figuring in rural areas, which would lower the base to the original figure stated.
2007-12-09 20:52:30 · answer #1 · answered by US_DR_JD 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since you are good at math and science, this could be the career for you. I am going to be a nurse when I graduate. i thought about switching to the pharmacist curriculum but there is entirely too much science. Mainly chemistry. But that's why they make so much money. They have so much knowledge to acquire. You can be a pharmacist anywhere. I live in Michigan and there are always openings in the paper or online. If you truly enjoy math and science, this may be the career for you.
2007-12-09 21:21:58 · answer #2 · answered by jerisha k 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The most recent pharmacy national salary survey places average income in the midwest a little over $100k. Historically, the job has had a lot of security. There is a lot of potential growth with the degree.
2007-12-10 01:13:54 · answer #3 · answered by Lea 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A pharmacist is a good career - you can usually earn at least $100,000/year to start and, because of the shortage of pharmacists, is a fairly secure job to have.
2007-12-09 14:46:10 · answer #4 · answered by Princess Leia 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Any degree those days is valueless. you need to attend the college for this, take the licensure examination nevertheless the drugstore Board of Examiners. you will discover that a PhD is had to run a pharmacy, yet you could squeak by potential of on a grasp's degree. Hospitals will oftentimes require a PhD.
2016-10-10 22:55:09 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋