Pharmacist Job Bonuses

[h0ku_212]

When hired as a Pharmacist, I was told that certain jobs give sign-on bonuses. I was wondering what the range is and whether any jobs give scholarships/loan repayment if you promise to work for them upon graduation?

Are there any jobs that give loan repayment for working for them for a long time?

Thanks!

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[Digsbe]

I've never heard anything beyond 20k. The sign on bonuses are to work in the hood or very rural area. No companies I know of do loan repayment except for some gov jobs.

Any federal job you can get in income based repayment and have the loans forgiven in 10 years.

 

[Lnsean]

When hired as a Pharmacist, I was told that certain jobs give sign-on bonuses. I was wondering what the range is and whether any jobs give scholarships/loan repayment if you promise to work for them upon graduation?

Are there any jobs that give loan repayment for working for them for a long time?

Thanks!

Forget about this...those days are long gone. You'd be lucky to get a full time position in a decent location these days.

 

[panasoniku]

I got 10k sign on bonus and 2.5k/yr for student loan repayment for a hospital job in 2011.

 

[sunakuma]

There are some place in Ca and Texas with bonuses for retail position (Wag, Safeway), check indeed.com

 

[rph3664]

I got 10k sign on bonus and 2.5k/yr for student loan repayment for a hospital job in 2011.

That was in 2011.

Any place that is offering sign-on bonuses nowadays is doing so for a reason, and the reason is that nobody wants to work there.

 

[hye345]

When Walgreens called me about my application, they mentioned that they had a bonus incentive for positions in northern CA (specifically Redding). Whether anyone would actually wanna live there is another matter all together.

 

[MrBonita]

I remember back in the day when you promise to work for the Navy or Air Force they covered your tuition for public schools or up to a certain amount for private. Not sure about now. I had a couple friends get placed in Germany and Korea. Never heard back from those guys.

 

[TheBlaah]

I got a 5k relocation reimbursement and 5k towards my loans last year.

 

[Sine Cura]

If you want to take a signing bonus from Walgreens (up to $20k) in exchange for a 2-3 year commitment, I would do some research into the hourly wage and whether you wouldn't mind living or working where signing bonuses are offered. $62-63 is not bad in low-COL areas but CVS might offer $67-68 with no signing bonus and you are free to escape without giving back a signing bonus when a better opportunity arises. You also have to consider the possibility of high script volume and lack of pharmacist staffing in "remote" areas with a decent-sized population (50,000-100,000) but relatively few pharmacies. There's the potential for working more than 40 hours because there is not much of a floater pool to speak of.