# Pharmacy Technician

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/pharmacy-technician

A pharmacy technician supports licensed pharmacists by processing prescriptions, preparing and labeling medications, and managing inventory in retail pharmacies, hospitals, or mail-order facilities. The job demands strong customer service skills for handling patient questions and insurance issues, fluency with pharmacy management software for order entry and billing, and strict HIPAA compliance when handling patient records. Most technicians complete a certificate program or on-the-job training and may hold national certification (CPhT), typically working under a supervising pharmacist rather than independently.

Top skills: [Customer Service](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/customer-service), [HIPAA Compliance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/hipaa-compliance), [Inventory Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/inventory-management)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: often an entry point.
- Often leads to: [Lead Pharmacy Technician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/lead-pharmacy-technician), [Pharmacist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/pharmacist)

## Similar roles

[Dental Assistant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/dental-assistant), [Health Technician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/health-technician), [Lead Pharmacy Technician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/lead-pharmacy-technician), [Licensed Practical Nurse](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/licensed-practical-nurse), [Medical Assistant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/medical-assistant), [Medical Biller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/medical-biller), [Phlebotomist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/phlebotomist)

## Open Pharmacy Technician roles (31)

- [Pharmacy Technician](https://ibnjjb.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/336199/apply) at [Lifepoint Hospitals](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lifepoint-hospitals) — Johnstown, PA (listed on Lifepoint Hospitals's own careers site)
- [Pharmacy Technician](https://cvshealth.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CVS_Health_Careers/job/FL---Key-Biscayne/Pharmacy-Technician_R1032620) at [Longs Drugs](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/longs-drugs) — Key Biscayne, FL (listed on Longs Drugs's own careers site)
- [Pharmacy Technician](https://meijer.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Meijer_Stores_Hourly/job/Maysville-Road---Fort-Wayne-IN/Pharmacy-Technician_R000693341) at [Meijer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/meijer) — Fort Wayne, IN (listed on Meijer's own careers site)
- [Infusion Pharmacy Technician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/00e74ee1-1eee-499c-8d57-097052b73b89/infusion-pharmacy-technician-at-citymd) at [CityMD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/citymd) — Contract, New Providence, NJ, $24 – $29 / hour
- [Pharmacy Technician Associate Representative - Express Scripts Pharmacy - Whitestown, IN](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/bcc72f1d-e52e-49a0-aec8-b1865a6ec94f/pharmacy-technician-associate-representative-express-scripts-pharmacy) at [Cigna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cigna) — Full-time, Whitestown, IN
- [Pharmacy Technician](https://brookshires.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/BGC/job/TulsaOK---3915-S-Peoria-Ave/Pharmacy-Technician_JR6768) at [Brookshire Grocery Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/brookshire-grocery-company) — Tulsa, OK (listed on Brookshire Grocery Company's own careers site)
- [Clinical Inpatient Pharmacy Technician - Audit & Review](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0e23f2ea-1ba4-4536-833f-ed8df90a4a7d/clinical-inpatient-pharmacy-technician-audit-review-at-cambia-health-solutions) at [Cambia Health Solutions](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cambia-health-solutions) — Full-time, $30 – $41 / hour
- [Pharmacy Technician - Inpatient PRN](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7f0d989e-e441-4311-9304-9edfb5d9b792/pharmacy-technician-inpatient-prn-at-cleveland-clinic) at [Cleveland Clinic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cleveland-clinic) — Contract, Euclid Hospital
- [Pharmacy Technician II – Fulfillment -BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/1b6f347f-6b3f-4abe-9634-3325b9e0a8cd/pharmacy-technician-ii-fulfillment-bioplus-specialty-pharmacy-at-elevance-health) at [Elevance Health](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/elevance-health) — Full-time, Greenville, SC
- [Pharmacy Technician](https://eofd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/744968/apply) at [Albertsons](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/albertsons) — Buffalo Grove, IL (listed on Albertsons's own careers site)

All 31 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?q=Pharmacy%20Technician

## Likely next role (14)

Where Pharmacy Technicians commonly go next: [Lead Pharmacy Technician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/lead-pharmacy-technician), [Pharmacist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/pharmacist).

- [Pharmacist](https://adventhealth.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/AH_External_Career_Site/job/TM-325-1ST-ST-N-BUILDING/Pharmacist_R-0343323-1) at [AdventHealth](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/adventhealth) — TM 325 1ST ST N BUILDING (listed on AdventHealth's own careers site)
- [Sr. Program Manager, Inventory Control (Pharmacy)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f5f13036-541e-416a-b7e0-6550b6142747/sr-program-manager-inventory-control-pharmacy-at-hims-and-hers) at [Hims and Hers](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/hims-and-hers) — Full-time, Mesa, AZ
- [Pharmacist](https://onehealthineers.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SHSJB/job/BMH-S/Pharmacist_R-29914) at [Varian Medical Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/varian-medical-systems) — BMH S (listed on Varian Medical Systems's own careers site)
- [Pharmacist](https://honorhealth.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/HonorHealth_careers/job/Thompson-Peak-Medical-Center---7400-E-Thompson-Peak-Pkwy-Scottsdale-AZ-85255/Pharmacist_JR0000007260) at [HonorHealth](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/honorhealth) (listed on HonorHealth's own careers site)
- [Pharmacist - Infusion Center](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/4250151b-fe97-48ad-bc70-d6b330b1317f/pharmacist-infusion-center-at-citymd) at [CityMD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/citymd) — Full-time, Berkeley Heights, NJ, $71 – $89 / hour
- [Staff Pharmacist - Accredo - Memphis, TN](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f2f182f5-8deb-4a8b-9cc1-1550324f137c/staff-pharmacist-accredo-memphis-tn-at-cigna) at [Cigna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cigna) — Full-time, Memphis, TN
- [Staff Pharmacist - Fulfillment- Express Scripts - Whitestown, IN](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/48496a3d-53f3-4a7b-8c65-5611626e3a94/staff-pharmacist-fulfillment-express-scripts-whitestown-in-at-cigna) at [Cigna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cigna) — Full-time, Whitestown, IN
- [Senior Clinical Pharmacist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0956afe8-83b8-4b11-b451-c4fb2bb07989/senior-clinical-pharmacist-at-hims-and-hers) at [Hims and Hers](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/hims-and-hers) — Full-time, Gilbert, AZ
- [Staff Pharmacist - Accredo - Remote (AZ, FL, IN, OH or PA)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/6173e997-737d-4157-909d-bcbc1e5003b3/staff-pharmacist-accredo-remote-az-fl-in-oh-or-pa-at-cigna) at [Cigna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cigna) — Full-time, United States Work at Home · Remote, $54 – $91 / hour
- [Compliance Pharmacist, Patient Safety](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hims-and-hers/a67895a0-8eb0-47fd-84ba-1881b506c660/application) at [Hims and Hers](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/hims-and-hers) — Full-time, New Albany, OH (listed on Hims and Hers's own careers site)

## Roles similar to Pharmacy Technician (77)

From [Dental Assistant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/dental-assistant), [Health Technician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/health-technician), [Lead Pharmacy Technician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/lead-pharmacy-technician), [Licensed Practical Nurse](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/licensed-practical-nurse), [Medical Assistant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/medical-assistant), [Medical Biller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/medical-biller), [Phlebotomist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/phlebotomist).

- [Medical Assistant](https://cvshealth.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CVS_Health_Careers/job/OK---Tulsa/Medical-Assistant_R1039132) at [Longs Drugs](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/longs-drugs) — Tulsa, OK (listed on Longs Drugs's own careers site)
- [Licensed Practical Nurse](https://adventhealth.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/AH_External_Career_Site/job/HH-SUN-N-LAKE-PLAZA-4325/Licensed-Practical-Nurse_R-0398239) at [AdventHealth](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/adventhealth) — HH SUN N LAKE PLAZA 4325 (listed on AdventHealth's own careers site)
- [Phlebotomist](https://vumc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/vumccareers/job/Shelbyville-TN/Phlebotomist_R-66847-1) at [Vanderbilt University & Medical Center](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/vanderbilt-university-medical-center) — Shelbyville, TN (listed on Vanderbilt University & Medical Center's own careers site)
- [Phlebotomist](https://honorhealth.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/HonorHealth_careers/job/Medical-Office-Building---10238-E-Hampton-Ave-Mesa-AZ-85209/Phlebotomist_JR11404) at [HonorHealth](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/honorhealth) (listed on HonorHealth's own careers site)
- [Medical Assistant](https://ibnjjb.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/352452/apply) at [Lifepoint Hospitals](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lifepoint-hospitals) — Johnstown, PA (listed on Lifepoint Hospitals's own careers site)
- [Medical Assistant - Float - Primary Care](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/25c49bfc-38dc-40bf-aff7-56fb95f2853b/medical-assistant-float-primary-care-at-citymd) at [CityMD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/citymd) — Full-time, Berkeley Heights, NJ, $22 – $27 / hour
- [LVN - 33 hours / week - Evernorth - Arlington TX](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0891ea0a-b785-4db1-9805-3fe87ced0934/lvn-33-hours-week-evernorth-arlington-tx-at-cigna) at [Cigna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cigna) — Arlington, TX
- [LPN Per Diem - Primary Care - Internal Medicine](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d0e77b70-2cf3-4458-b445-20471d1e79e5/lpn-per-diem-primary-care-internal-medicine-at-cleveland-clinic) at [Cleveland Clinic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cleveland-clinic) — Contract, Krupa Center Weston
- [Medical Assistant](https://adventhealth.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/AH_External_Career_Site/job/ADVENTHEALTH-CLERMONT-HLTH-PK/Medical-Assistant_R-0398428) at [AdventHealth](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/adventhealth) — ADVENTHEALTH CLERMONT HLTH PK (listed on AdventHealth's own careers site)
- [Medical Assistant - Oncology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/aa4a6f1c-c3d4-4dd3-9790-098a67617ba0/medical-assistant-oncology-at-citymd) at [CityMD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/citymd) — Florham Park, NJ, $22 – $27 / hour

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