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Washington Pharmacy Aides: Training Programs, Schools and Careers

Career Information for Pharmacy Aides in Washington

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Fast Facts for Pharmacy Aides in Washington

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Mount Vernon, Bellingham, and Yakima
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Tacoma, Seattle, and Kennewick
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Seattle, Bellingham, and Yakima

Salaries for Pharmacy Aides in Washington

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Tacoma, Seattle, and Yakima. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Pharmacy Aides in Washington are listed below.

Selected Pharmacy Aide Training Schools in Washington

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 College
Bremerton, Everett, Renton, Tacoma

Offers certificate programs, degree programs, and courses in 11 U.S. states with more than 35 locations. Online programs are also available.

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

Carrington College
Spokane

Offers degree and certificate programs in medical, dental, and information technology disciplines. Main campus in Phoenix, Arizona and eight satellite campuses spread across six western states.

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

Selected Online Schools for Pharmacy Aides in Washington

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 Washington Pharmacy Aide Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Centralia CollegeCentraliaAssociate3,652
Clark CollegeVancouverAssociate9,705
Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewoodAssociate9,829
Edmonds Community CollegeLynnwoodAssociate8,435
Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeenAssociate2,050
Lower Columbia CollegeLongviewAssociate3,348
Pima Medical Institute RentonRentonAssociate290
Pima Medical Institute SeattleSeattleAssociate357
Renton Technical CollegeRentonAssociate4,915
Seattle Community College-North CampusSeattleAssociate5,856
Skagit Valley CollegeMount VernonAssociate5,727
Spokane Community CollegeSpokaneAssociate6,961
Tacoma Community CollegeTacomaAssociate5,811
Yakima Valley Community CollegeYakimaAssociate4,354

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Pharmacy Aides

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Washington. 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

WASHINGTON

   
Mount Vernon40$22,9103.5
Bellingham50$22,3702.3
Yakima40$24,4101.8
Kennewick40$23,3201.6
Seattle230$24,5400.5
Tacoma40$25,2800.5
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