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Career Information for Pharmacists in Texas

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Fast Facts for Pharmacists in Texas

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Abilene, Amarillo, and Lubbock
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Longview, Midland, and Odessa
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Houston, Dallas, and Fort Worth

Salaries for Pharmacists in Texas

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Fort Worth, McAllen, and Laredo. (See table at bottom of page)

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Texas Pharmacy Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Texas Southern UniversityHoustonDoctorate9,540
Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbockDoctorate & First Professional2,616
The University of Texas at AustinAustinDoctorate50,170
University of HoustonHoustonDoctorate & First Professional34,663
University of the Incarnate WordSan AntonioDoctorate & First Professional5,752

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Pharmacists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Texas. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Pharmacists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Pharmacists relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

TEXAS

   
Abilene180$111,8201.7
Amarillo280$102,6201.5
Lubbock270$111,8901.2
Wichita Falls120$106,0601.2
San Antonio1,960$108,6201.2
Texarkana110$104,7501.2
Fort Worth1,990$121,2301.2
McAllen480$120,4001.1
Killeen250$106,0501.1
Tyler180$110,9301.1
Beaumont320$116,8401.1
Sherman70$102,8301.1
San Angelo70$110,9901
Houston5,210$102,5301
Corpus Christi310$105,5600.9
Brownsville210$112,2000.9
Austin1,330$106,6900.9
Dallas3,630$111,3500.9
Waco150$114,4600.9
El Paso420$105,3500.8
Victoria60$113,7400.8
Laredo110$120,1300.7
College Station100$114,1200.7
Odessa70$110,8100.7
Midland80$107,6900.7
Longview100$114,9800.6
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