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Career Information for Pharmacy Technicians in Alabama

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Fast Facts for Pharmacy Technicians in Alabama

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Gadsden, Florence, and Decatur
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Huntsville, Mobile, and Anniston
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Birmingham, Montgomery, and Huntsville

Salaries for Pharmacy Technicians in Alabama

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Huntsville, Montgomery, and Tuscaloosa. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Pharmacy Technicians in Alabama are listed below.

Selected Pharmacy Technician Schools in Alabama

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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University of Phoenix
Birmingham

Founded in 1976, University of Phoenix is dedicated to meeting the needs of working students. Now the largest private university in North America, we offer conveniently located campuses and learning centers as well as a flexible online learning format.

  • Programs: Health Care Administration-Pharmacy Practice, Online Program - Health Care Administration-Pharmacy Practice
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

Fortis College
Dothan, Mobile, Montgomery

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.)

Selected Online Schools for Pharmacy Technicians in Alabama

University of Phoenix Online
Online

Providing the flexibility of a 100% online education. Receive lectures, questions and assignments from instructors electronically. Students study them at their convenience.

  • Programs: Health Care Administration-Pharmacy Practice
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

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 Alabama Pharmacy Technician Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHancevilleAssociate5,247
Virginia College-BirminghamBirminghamMasters3,826
Virginia College-HuntsvilleHuntsvilleBachelor861
Virginia College-MobileMobileAssociate188

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Pharmacy Technicians

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

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

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

ALABAMA

   
Gadsden210$21,9603
Florence210$24,6401.9
Decatur220$23,7401.9
Dothan230$24,3401.8
Birmingham1,890$23,6701.5
Auburn140$24,3901.5
Montgomery570$25,6901.4
Tuscaloosa250$25,2601.2
Anniston120$22,3901.2
Mobile490$24,6601.1
Huntsville510$27,1701
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