If you want to maximize how much you make, then you might want to work in retail at another pharmacy. Retail pharmacists, for the most part, make more money per hour than hospital pharmacists. If you don't want to make less than the current grads, then you need to work for a company who will: pay all of their pharmacists the same amount of money or who will pay floaters (relief pharmacists) more per hour than staff pharmacists. You might think about working for a staffing agency PRN.
Unfortunately, retail pharmacists usually have to work 8-12 hours shifts, which means that you will be standing for hours on end every time you go into work.
If you can find a hospital pharmacy that will offer to pay you something comparable to retail, then I would work for them. The benefit of working for a hospital pharmacy PRN is that you can sit down, more often, while working. You will need to have enough energy during vet school to stay awake in class, study, maintain your house, vehicle, lawn, etc.
One more thing to think about... When do you want to work? If you can work a few evening shifts at a retail or hospital pharmacy during the week, then you will make more money, but you will be tired the next morning. I know that when I work until 10pm, I can rarely go to sleep before 12am. If I have an early morning lab class the day after a late shift, then I have to drink coffee or coke for the caffeine, because I get so sleepy.
Perhaps you want to work 8-10 hours per day strictly on the weekends.
...just my two cents.
