UK or US

[PharmD girl]

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Hello everyone
I'm in my senior year now studying pharmD in middle east
I want to move to UK or US but I am confuse where is better for pharmacist
Can anyone here tell me which one is better in quality of life, salary, work opportunities and life there as a pharmacist
I read a lot about all the exams needed to convert my certificate and here I want to only know about life and salary which one to choose because each country has a different road
Thanks all

 

[Rukn]

Stay where you are

 

[WVUPharm2007]

If you are fine with living in a rural area, the US would probably be better from an income perspective.

 

[PharmtoCS]

In the US, you would also have to be sponsored which many of the chains have stopped doing due to the saturation.

 

[Muse600]

US - pretty low stress, free healthcare, 3 day work week, pay is roughly million dollars every 2 years, free bmw, and make 2-3x more $$ than doctors if you work 1 extra shift every 2-3 months

 

[Son_Goku]

It will probably be a quicker assimilation to the UK than it is in the US for someone like you.

 

[BidingMyTime]

If you are needing to come to the US solely on a work visa, it will be difficult to get in as a pharmacist (ie extremely hard, nobody is taking new sponsors, and most companies have dropped their old sponsors.) I'm not sure what conditions are like in the UK. Now, if you can get legal residency here outside of a work visa, then in terms of income, the US would be the better.

 

[PharmD girl]

Thanks all for your response
Rukn I won't stay where I am now because I don't even belong to here .. I am from argentina but living in dubai for short durarion not my whole life. Do not be so racist .. If it is not good to go to uk or us i will go back to argentina

I don't know about the visa in US all I know that i need to take exams to convert my certificate but still have no idea about the visa .. Anyone know if the training hour needed is paid or not?

Thanks all

 

[WVUPharm2007]

If you are an Argentine, you might find a company to sponsor you in the borderland regions of South Texas assuming you speak Spanish. Americans generally don't want to work or live there, but a Spanish speaker would feel more at home. Also, the poster above is just messing with you. You work 40-44 hours a week, you make about $120,000 a year, healthcare isn't free by a long shot, and, no you don't get a free car. I'd get it out of my head dreams of living in an American city, though. It will be tough to impossible to find a company to sponsor a visa when they get 20 applications per city or suburban position they post. A position in a less desirable, remote location? Much more likely. And if you get a green card or citizenship after several years, it will be easier for you to move to a city.

Good luck.

 

[PharmD girl]

Thank you wvupharm2007