Pharmacy Technician - CareerBuilder.comA new year means new beginnings: new resolutions, ideas and friends; new habits, relationships and goals; new salaries, titles and responsibilities. And perhaps most importantly, new jobs. Lots of them. And not just for 2008, either – until 2016.
There is good news for Unitek College’s Pharmacy Technician training students  In the 30 fastest-growing growing occupations for 2006-2016, according to the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics), Pharmacy technician is number 16.

Here are some numbers:
2006 employment: 285,000
2016 projection: 376,000
Percent growth: 32
Salary range: $21,260 – $30,560

One note of those of us in California – the salary numbers provided above are nationwide. California salaries are typically 30 to 50% higher than these numbers.