Pharmacy Technicians

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Pharmacy technicians count and label medicines, prepare prescriptions, handle insurance and help customers, working under a pharmacist in drugstores, hospitals and mail-order pharmacies. Some go on to pharmacy school.

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• Pre-Algebra · Math

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• Computer Science Principles · Computer Science

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• Physical Education · Health and PE

  Builds working with customers and clients, which this job uses.

• English 10 · English

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• Foods and Culinary · Career and Technical

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• Chemistry · Science

  Builds chemistry, which this job uses.

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