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Career Information for Pharmacy Technicians in Texas

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Fast Facts for Pharmacy Technicians in Texas

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Amarillo, McAllen, and Texarkana
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Longview, Waco, and Midland
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio

Salaries for Pharmacy Technicians in Texas

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

Schools for Pharmacy Technicians in Texas are listed below.

Selected Pharmacy Technician Schools in Texas

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
Arlington, Austin, Cedar Hill, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, Hurst, Irving, Killeen, Plano, San Antonio, Spring, Sugar Land

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
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Brown Mackie College
San Antonio

Offers degree and certificate programs in business, health care, legal assistance, and computer technology. Located at 18 campuses throughout the U.S.

  • Programs: Pharmacy Technology
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

Sanford Brown College
Dallas, Houston

Students attend the school to gain practical skills directly useful in their chosen fields. Multiple campuses around St. Louis plus one in Milwaukee.

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

Everest College
Arlington, Fort Worth

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.)

Everest Institute
Houston

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

Kaplan College KHE
El Paso, San Antonio

Kaplan College teaches students skills that have relevance in many fast-growing employment areas. Several forms of tuition assistance may be available for qualified enrollees.

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

South Texas Vocational Technical Institute
Brownsville, McAllen

Offers career training in a variety of fields. Located at three campuses in Texas.

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

Anthem College
Irving

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

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

National American University Campus
Austin

Offers degree programs in business, health care, information technology, and much more. Located at twelve campuses throughout the Central U.S.

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

Milan Institute
West Amarillo

Offers career training in business, legal and medical-related fields. Located at nine campus sites in Texas, California, Idaho, and Nevada.

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

Southern Careers Institute
Austin, Corpus Christi, San Antonio

Get started on a career in the business or health care fields at Southern Careers Institute. Our programs provide students with the focused, hands-on learning that can really make a difference.

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

Selected Online Schools for Pharmacy Technicians in Texas

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 Texas Pharmacy Technician Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Amarillo CollegeAmarilloAssociate10,387
Angelina CollegeLufkinAssociate4,677
Austin Community College DistrictAustinAssociate33,508
Cisco CollegeCiscoAssociate3,365
Clarendon CollegeClarendonAssociate1,126
College of the MainlandTexas CityAssociate3,521
Del Mar CollegeCorpus ChristiAssociate11,167
El Paso Community CollegeEl PasoAssociate25,023
Hill CollegeHillsboroAssociate3,556
Houston Community CollegeHoustonAssociate43,518
Kilgore CollegeKilgoreAssociate5,150
Lamar State College-OrangeOrangeAssociate2,005
Lone Star College SystemThe WoodlandsAssociate39,756
Navarro CollegeCorsicanaAssociate7,560
Northwest Vista CollegeSan AntonioAssociate10,329
Palo Alto CollegeSan AntonioAssociate7,662
San Jacinto Community CollegePasadenaAssociate23,805
South Texas CollegeMcAllenBachelor19,827
St Philips CollegeSan AntonioAssociate9,256
Tarrant County CollegeFort WorthAssociate37,948
The University of Texas at AustinAustinDoctorate50,170
Tyler Junior CollegeTylerAssociate8,217
Vernon CollegeVernonAssociate2,808
Virginia College-AustinAustinAssociate825
Weatherford CollegeWeatherfordAssociate4,544
Western Texas CollegeSnyderAssociate1,844

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Pharmacy Technicians

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:
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

TEXAS

   
Amarillo380$27,8201.7
McAllen870$25,6901.7
Texarkana190$24,9901.6
San Angelo130$28,5401.5
Brownsville430$24,8501.5
Corpus Christi620$25,6601.5
San Antonio3,090$28,9901.5
Killeen400$29,2501.5
Lubbock360$26,8701.3
El Paso810$24,8301.3
Odessa150$28,3101.2
College Station210$27,8301.2
Sherman100$29,0201.2
Victoria120$27,7101.2
Tyler240$27,1901.2
Laredo210$26,2301.1
Abilene150$27,3801.1
Austin2,050$29,8501.1
Beaumont400$28,4701.1
Houston6,830$29,0601.1
Wichita Falls130$29,3601.1
Dallas5,270$29,5501
Fort Worth2,040$30,2201
Midland130$26,9000.9
Waco180$29,3300.8
Longview170$27,7400.8
Employment For:
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