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Pharmacy Technician Workplace Records
Pharmacy technicians handle prescription information, stock and preparation tasks under a pharmacist’s direction. An employment concern may involve workload expectations, changed duties or instructions received while processing a prescription. Describe the job interaction without copying prescription records. Keep the technician’s role distinct from clinical decisions or final checks performed by a pharmacist, especially when a later performance account combines several stages.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Role and handoff
Describe the processing stage assigned to you and where pharmacist or other staff review began.
Support request
Keep a dated account of the help or clarification requested and the instruction received afterward.
Personal work records
Organize your own pay, scheduling and training documents without prescription images or patient identifiers.
Start with the work you actually do
Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Pharmacy Technicians (29-2052.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.Source task 1939 · updated 08/2021
- Enter prescription information into computer databases.Source task 23924 · updated 08/2021
- Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.Source task 1946 · updated 08/2021
- Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.Source task 1940 · updated 08/2021
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Pharmacy Technicians (SOC 29-2052). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $17.66 | $18.77 | $22.24 | $39,030 |
| Alaska | $22.66 | $25.31 | $28.53 | $52,640 |
| Arizona | $22.06 | $22.90 | $25.99 | $47,640 |
| Arkansas | $17.60 | $18.60 | $21.86 | $38,680 |
| Connecticut | $18.64 | $22.62 | $26.09 | $47,050 |
| Delaware | $18.31 | $22.32 | $23.10 | $46,430 |
| Florida | $17.81 | $20.96 | $22.87 | $43,590 |
| Georgia | $17.85 | $20.15 | $23.31 | $41,910 |
| Hawaii | $18.52 | $22.48 | $28.37 | $46,760 |
| Idaho | $19.07 | $22.32 | $24.26 | $46,420 |
| Indiana | $18.13 | $21.42 | $23.01 | $44,560 |
| Iowa | $18.17 | $21.57 | $23.40 | $44,860 |
| Kansas | $18.03 | $20.82 | $22.67 | $43,310 |
| Kentucky | $17.47 | $18.84 | $22.34 | $39,200 |
| Louisiana | $18.14 | $21.35 | $23.06 | $44,410 |
| Maine | $18.57 | $21.83 | $23.49 | $45,400 |
| Michigan | $18.04 | $21.32 | $23.43 | $44,340 |
| Minnesota | $20.91 | $23.22 | $26.18 | $48,300 |
| Mississippi | $17.71 | $18.77 | $22.14 | $39,040 |
| Missouri | $17.44 | $19.28 | $22.64 | $40,100 |
| Montana | $22.08 | $23.75 | $26.77 | $49,400 |
| Nebraska | $18.69 | $22.41 | $23.69 | $46,610 |
| New Hampshire | $18.58 | $22.77 | $25.29 | $47,360 |
| New Mexico | $19.50 | $22.42 | $24.16 | $46,630 |
| New York | $18.15 | $21.12 | $24.03 | $43,930 |
| North Carolina | $18.02 | $21.41 | $23.31 | $44,530 |
| North Dakota | $19.89 | $22.86 | $26.08 | $47,560 |
| Ohio | $17.62 | $19.55 | $23.17 | $40,650 |
| Oklahoma | $17.79 | $19.47 | $22.48 | $40,500 |
| Pennsylvania | $17.39 | $19.25 | $22.53 | $40,040 |
| Rhode Island | $18.55 | $21.34 | $24.49 | $44,380 |
| South Dakota | $18.77 | $22.20 | $23.49 | $46,170 |
| Tennessee | $17.82 | $20.15 | $23.21 | $41,920 |
| Texas | $18.14 | $22.07 | $23.54 | $45,900 |
| Utah | $20.07 | $23.14 | $25.28 | $48,140 |
| Vermont | $18.70 | $23.05 | $25.50 | $47,940 |
| Virginia | $18.25 | $21.45 | $23.63 | $44,610 |
| West Virginia | $17.19 | $18.37 | $21.67 | $38,210 |
| Wisconsin | $18.25 | $22.10 | $24.07 | $45,970 |
| Wyoming | $20.62 | $23.20 | $25.74 | $48,260 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Trace the assignment without patient details
Outline the general processing stage you handled, such as entering information or preparing stock, and the supervising role. Note when another person took over or an instruction changed. If a warning concerns an error, identify the explanation you received and what you personally observed. Do not reconstruct a patient’s medication history to determine responsibility for the workplace dispute.
Document workload and requests for support
Record the staffing change, equipment interruption or additional responsibility relevant to your concern. Include when you requested assistance and the response, using facts rather than an assumed effect on patient outcomes. Compare your own time entries with the assigned work period and retain any payroll correction request. Prescription counts alone may not describe the complexity or timing of your work.
Keep pharmacy data within authorized systems
Do not copy prescription labels, patient profiles, controlled-substance logs or inventory exports into personal storage. Identify the type and date of a relevant workplace record for review without accessing it solely for your dispute. Your own employment notices, schedule and training acknowledgments may provide context without exposing patient or stock-security information. Ask for suitable handling guidance before sharing restricted material.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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