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Florida Pharmacy Aides: Training Programs, Schools and Careers

Career Information for Pharmacy Aides in Florida

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Fast Facts for Pharmacy Aides in Florida

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Panama City, Deltona, and Pensacola
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Orlando, Jacksonville, and Fort Lauderdale
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Tampa, West Palm Beach, and Orlando

Salaries for Pharmacy Aides in Florida

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Naples, Sebastian, and Tallahassee. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Pharmacy Aides in Florida are listed below.

Selected Pharmacy Aide Training Schools in Florida

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Everest Institute
Ft. Lauderdale, Hialeah, Miami

Founded in 1851 as Duff's Business Institute, the school offers career education programs in 12 states with greater than 25 locations.

  • Programs: Pharmacy Technician
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Sanford Brown Institute
Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Tampa

Students develop career skills in several health-related fields (such as Ultrasound) and criminal justice. Some programs can be finished in as little as 9 months.

  • Programs: Pharmacy Technician
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Certificate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Fortis College
Miami, Mulberry, Orange Park, Pensacola, Tampa, Winter Park

Looking to prepare for your dream career? Fortis College can give you the skills and training you need to succeed in the fast-growing and high-demand healthcare field.

  • Programs: Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacy Technology
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Certificate, Coursework, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Everest University
Jacksonville, Lakeland, Largo, Melbourne, Orange Park, Orlando, Tampa

Offers career education and degree programs in business, accounting, paralegal, criminal justice, and health care from ten campuses in Florida.

  • Programs: Pharmacy Technician
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Rasmussen College
Fort Myers, Holiday, Ocala

Offers career training and degree programs in allied health, business, justice studies, nursing, education, and technology. Located at 13 campuses across the U.S.

  • Programs: Pharmacy Technician
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Anthem College
Orlando

Anthem College has 24 campus locations nationwide as well as the flexibility of online program options.

  • Programs: Pharmacy Technician
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma

Keiser Career College
Greenacres, Hialeah, New Port Richey, St. Petersburg

Keiser Career College offers associate and diploma programs in medical technology, nursing, massage therapy and more. Six campuses throughout Florida.

  • Programs: Pharmacy Technology
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Pharmacy Aides in Florida

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

  • Programs: Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacy Technology
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Pharmacist's Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More Florida Pharmacy Aide Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Americare School of Nursing Fern ParkFern ParkAssociate381
Florida Community College at JacksonvilleJacksonvilleBachelor24,939
Health Opportunity Technical CenterMiami GardensAssociate101
Heritage Institute-JacksonvilleJacksonvilleAssociate339
Indian River State CollegeFort PierceBachelor14,932
Lake City Community CollegeLake CityAssociate2,849
Medvance Institute-Fort LauderdaleLauderdale LakesAssociate394
Medvance Institute-West PalmPalm SpringsAssociate512
Miami Dade CollegeMiamiBachelor54,094
University of MiamiCoral GablesDoctorate15,449
Virginia College-PensacolaPensacolaAssociate243

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Pharmacy Aides

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

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Pharmacy Aides

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Pharmacy Aides 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

FLORIDA

   
Panama City120$19,3306.5
Deltona200$17,5604.5
Pensacola180$19,3404.2
Sebastian50$21,6204
Ocala100$18,5803.8
Tallahassee170$21,2603.6
Sarasota260$19,2603.4
West Palm Beach490$18,6103.1
Tampa1,100$19,0003
Naples100$22,1403
Gainesville80$19,0802.5
Fort Lauderdale380$20,9801.7
Jacksonville260$19,6201.4
Orlando420$21,0501.3
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