In a random survey of 3,200 certified pharmacy technicians (CPhTs), published in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association in 2005, the following demographic information was gathered:
Job Setting
- Chain store: 43.9%
- Hospital: 27.3%
- Independent store: 15.9%
- Other: 5.2%
- Long-term care facility: 2.7%
- Mail service: 2.1%
- Managed care facility: 1.5%
- Military: 1.0%
- Pharmaceutical industry: 0.2%
- Educational/vocational program: 0.2%
Gender
- Female: 88.4%
- Male: 11.6%
Educational Degree Earned
- High school/equivalency: 79.9%
- Associate’s degree: 15.0%
- Bachelor’s degree: 13.9%
- Master’s degree: 1.0%
- Other: 1.4%
State Licensure/Registration
- Licensed or registered by state: 72.9%
- Not licensed or registered: 27.1%
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