Pharmacy Technician
Antelope Valley Adult School · Lancaster, CA
- Cost
- $3,450
- Length
- 15 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
- People enrolled
- 162
- Finished the program
- 83%Based on 133 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
The jobs this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.
No regional figures for this program's city
Lancaster is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Job ads may call this: Lecturer · Professor · Instructor · Clinical Professor
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Supervise laboratory sessions.
Show 2 more things this job involves
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as public health, stress management, and work site health promotion.
- Typical pay in California
- $169,732per year
- Projected openings
- 20,800
- Projected change
- +19.2%
- Usually needs
- Doctoral or professional degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- Under 5 years in a related job
- Training after you are hired
- None
Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Doctorate or professional degree — 49% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Doctoral or professional degree. 52% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 0.6%
- High school diploma
- 2%
- Started college, no degree
- 2%
- Two-year degree
- 2%
- Four-year degree
- 15%
- Master's degree
- 31%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 49%
This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.
Pharmacists
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Retail Pharmacist · Clinical Pharmacist · Hospital Pharmacist · Pharmacy Coordinator
- Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
- Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.
- Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
- Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.
- Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, or registries of poisons, narcotics, or controlled drugs.
- Typical pay in California
- $169,218per year
- Projected openings
- 16,170
- Projected change
- +8.4%
- Usually needs
- Doctoral or professional degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- None
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Doctorate or professional degree — 71% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Doctoral or professional degree. 29% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 0%
- High school diploma
- 0%
- Started college, no degree
- 0.6%
- Two-year degree
- 0.8%
- Four-year degree
- 22%
- Master's degree
- 5%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 71%
Pharmacy Technicians
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Compounding Technician · Accredited Pharmacy Technician · Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) · RPhT (Registered Pharmacy Technician)
- Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.
- Enter prescription information into computer databases.
- Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.
- Compute charges for medication or equipment dispensed to hospital patients and enter data in computer.
- Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
- Typical pay in California
- $56,653per year
- Projected openings
- 41,220
- Projected change
- +8.2%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- 1 to 12 months
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Started college, no degree — 34% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 3% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 3%
- High school diploma
- 25%
- Started college, no degree
- 34%
- Two-year degree
- 17%
- Four-year degree
- 17%
- Master's degree
- 3%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 1%
Program details
This program provides in-person instruction only.
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of pharmacists, to prepare medications, provide medications and related assistance to patients, and manage pharmacy clinical and business operations. Includes instruction in medical and pharmaceutical terminology, principles of pharmacology and pharmaceutics, drug identification, pharmacy laboratory procedures, prescription interpretation, patient communication and education, safety procedures, record-keeping, measurement and testing techniques, pharmacy business operations, prescription preparation, logistics and dispensing operations, and applicable standards and regulations.Background check is done through www.verifystudents.com and drug screen is done in class through GCC laboratory.
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
Antelope Valley AJCCComprehensive center
Phone: 661-726-4128
1420 West Avenue ILancaster, CA 93534about 1.2 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Has a veterans' representative
Palmdale AJCC-Affiliate to Antelope Valley Comprehensive AJCCAffiliate site
Phone: 661-265-7421
38510 Sierra HighwayPalmdale, CA 93550about 9.7 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Has a veterans' representative
American Job Center of California - MojaveAffiliate site
Phone: 661-824-7835
2340 State HWY 58Mojave Employment Services (Dept. of Human Services)Mojave, CA 93501about 22.6 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00a..m.-4:00 p.m.
Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
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