Phone technician vs pharmacist technician

The differences between phone technicians and pharmacist technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a phone technician has an average salary of $42,690, which is higher than the $36,090 average annual salary of a pharmacist technician.

The top three skills for a phone technician include customer service, cell phones and phone system. The most important skills for a pharmacist technician are patients, math, and direct supervision.

Phone technician vs pharmacist technician overview

	Phone Technician	Pharmacist Technician
Yearly salary	$42,690	$36,090
Hourly rate	$20.52	$17.35
Growth rate	8%	5%
Number of jobs	41,324	73,800
Job satisfaction	-	1
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	45	38
Years of experience	-	-

Phone technician vs pharmacist technician salary

Phone technicians and pharmacist technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Phone Technician	Pharmacist Technician
Average salary	$42,690	$36,090
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $58,000	Between $26,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between phone technician and pharmacist technician education

There are a few differences between a phone technician and a pharmacist technician in terms of educational background:

	Phone Technician	Pharmacist Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Business	Pharmacy
Most common college	New York University	-

Phone technician vs pharmacist technician demographics

Here are the differences between phone technicians' and pharmacist technicians' demographics:

	Phone Technician	Pharmacist Technician
Average age	45	38
Gender ratio	Male, 77.3% Female, 22.7%	Male, 24.9% Female, 75.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 6.3% White, 57.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 10.1% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	6%	5%

Differences between phone technician and pharmacist technician duties and responsibilities

Phone technician example responsibilities.

Manage telecommunications installation and repair for hospital Nortel network.
Repair LCD and programming on various computers
Used POS system to determine which repair needs to be start.
Coordinate the maintenance and repair of T1's and associate electronic equipment.
Resolve DXU hardware problems and BS fault alarms with Ericsson OMT software.
Activate phones, run tests on the phones, and reprogram the phones.

Pharmacist technician example responsibilities.

Manage the OPTIFILL (automation) operations and maintenance of equipment, including the PYXIS medication dispensing machine.
Manage assigned pharmacy workstations and tasks while supporting team members in promptly, safely and accurately filling patient prescriptions.
Manage inventory; process physician orders; prepare chemotherapy and intravenous medications; support departments in distribution and preparation of medications.
Consult with patients as an (CPhT) on their medical usages via written prescription by authorize medical personnel.
Compound TPN's (total peripheral nutrition), chemotherapy, iv admixture, antibiotics, and other pharmacy medications.
Record customer information into Rx computer system.

Phone technician vs pharmacist technician skills

Common phone technician skills

Customer Service, 22%
Cell Phones, 7%
Phone System, 7%
VoIP, 5%
Windows, 4%
Cellular Devices, 4%

Common pharmacist technician skills

Patients, 32%
Math, 12%
Direct Supervision, 5%
HIPAA, 4%
Collective Bargaining, 4%
Telephone Calls, 4%

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