Pharmacy Technician

Safeguarding the Health of Your Community

Become a front-line provider in a pharmacy, hospital or even a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. A career as a Pharmacy Technician gives you the opportunity to help people and enter a profession that’s in significant demand. Roles and responsibilities of a Pharmacy Technician include collaborating with a licensed pharmacist, reviewing prescriptions, packaging medication, and working with insurance companies. Begin your career in Central SC by exploring pharmacy technician training programs below.

Fast Facts

$36,684

Average Salary in Columbia, SC

$50,149

Experienced Earners Average Salary

12 months

Average Training Time

1%

Projected 5-Year Job Growth

A campus building at Midland Tech in the Central SC Region

Get a Head Start

Whether you’ve dreamed of a career in medicine since you were a kid or are looking to change direction as an adult, schools in Central SC have programs and apprenticeships to prepare you for this exciting career.

An employee holds a beaker of liquid at Nephron in the Central SC Region

More Information

Learn more about the various resources and opportunities available to interested talent in our Region. Apprenticeship and dual enrollment, as well as major partnerships with local employers, offer significant advantage to young students seeking experience in this career.

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June 4, 2023

Downtown Columbia’s Main Street experiences revival with business expansions, new ventures

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Main Street in downtown Columbia is undergoing a significant transformation as several businesses expand and establish themselves, bringing renewed energy to the area. Close to a dozen businesses in the Columbia area are expanding, and setting up shop on Main Street downtown. Columbia resident Ted Strother said he spent his Sunday out walking through […]

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Twofer: SC State offering new mechatronics engineering major to meet industry demands

ORANGEBURG, S.C. – Two engineers for the price of one. That’s the benefit of a new academic major at South Carolina State University. The College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Transportation (STEM-T) has launched a degree program in mechatronics engineering, a discipline that merges mechanical engineering and electrical engineering. “Now industries are looking for engineering […]