I'm sorry you had to repeat yourself twice in a forum. Don't do that again. Edit your other one to be requested for deletion.
They don't really, not anymore anyway. Some people in certain geographical areas still get jobs with just certification but since it requires a good deal of on the job training, big companies seem to be shying away from it. That said, I was hired sans experience, although it was in early 2009. Generally speaking, the PTCE is piss-easy and potential employers know that.
yes and no - you're told "Hey you passed, woot!" or "Woops you failed" right when the test ends and they'll give you a print out. It'd be up to a prospective employer whether to acknowledge that as a "certification" but they may require the hard copy (which arrives in 30-45 days, it'll be printed on your sheet).
Everyone's BOP is different however you'll prolly need to send a notarized copy of your cert. once it arrives along with some money, finger prints, and an application.
Not sure what you are trying to imply here. No place hires solely based on certification. None whatsoever. You know that some place you are talking about doesn't hire every single person walking in with a certificate. There are such restrictions as labor allowance, number of work places, space availability, total revenue, even skill level filters are sometimes imposed. Although, your mere passion for casual argument will perhaps force you into disproving this too.
I was hired based on certification in lieu of the license approval... So for the "60 days" ( more like 5 months, thanks furloughs and such) it took for my license to pend I was permitted to fill the duties of pharmacy technician. There is no "middle stage" of license - You either have it or you don't. Therefore, I was indeed hired based solely on my cert. And I'm not alone, there are several examples here on SDN of folks that were hired sans license. Now, whether or not their license was pending was not at all a criterion for my rebuttal of your statement.
Gotcha!
http://www.parade.com/news/what-people-earn/slideshows/real-people-salary-2010.html?index=34
I saw this over the weekend, and I am wondering when this happened. I worked as a tech for 4 years, and I was lucky to make nearly 12/hour toward the end, so somewhere near $24,000 a year.
If this is what they are telling prospective students for pharmacy tech school, I can understand why people are paying several thousand to go to school for this!
Is this way off? Or have tech salaries gone up that much?
Thats pretty funny you posted this. I read that magazine and seen that yesterday and started laughing. At my hospital, it is definately possible to make that much, but I agree with you, that the average of all pharm techs is not that high. I also wish the magazine would have stated what type of pharmacist the guy was who made $143,000. I wonder if that was an independent owner,hospital,clinical,retail,nuclear, etc?http://www.parade.com/news/what-people-earn/slideshows/real-people-salary-2010.html?index=34
I saw this over the weekend, and I am wondering when this happened. I worked as a tech for 4 years, and I was lucky to make nearly 12/hour toward the end, so somewhere near $24,000 a year.
If this is what they are telling prospective students for pharmacy tech school, I can understand why people are paying several thousand to go to school for this!
Is this way off? Or have tech salaries gone up that much?
That site can't be accurate.
Earl Malan X-ray technician $115,000 WTF?!!?!?
Doran Fink Pediatrician $47,000
That site can't be accurate.
Earl Malan X-ray technician $115,000 WTF?!!?!?
Doran Fink Pediatrician $47,000
