Pharmacy assistants help pharmacists with the day-to-day needs of running a pharmacy
NOC Code: 3414
Pharmacy assistants help pharmacists with the day-to-day needs of running a pharmacy. You may work for retail, hospital or clinic pharmacies.
Generally, pharmacy assistants:
Source: HRSDC
This job requires: High School
This job requires 0 - 2 years of work experience.
As a pharmacy assistant, you need to:
Source: Ontario Skills Passport
You need to communicate in person and on the phone with customers and co-workers.
The demand for workers in this field could rise in order to meet the health care needs of a growing and aging population in Ontario. Professionals in this field with a college diploma or courses related to health services should have better employment prospects.
The work prospects for this job are: GOOD
The average hourly wage for this job is: C$17/hour.
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Some college programs in this field include co-operative (co-op) work experience.
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