MY CAREER RESEARCH

Emina JakupovicMarch 3,2014

2nd hr21st Century

Top Three Careers

Pharmacist Accountant Vet

#1:Pharmacist

IntroductionPharmacists today enjoy more career opportunities than in the past. In addition to traditional jobs in drugstores and hospitals, pharmacists these days work for Internet vendors and mail order outlets. Because an aging population uses many prescriptions, pharmacists have excellent future prospects as well-paid, highly-trained professionals.

With the job of a Pharmacist I get to make people feel better and reduce pain in lots of people using medicine.

Career Cluster

Pharmacist is in the Health Science Career Cluster

Nature of Work1.Pharmacists distribute prescription drugs to individuals.

2. Most pharmacists keep confidential computerized records of patients' drug therapies to prevent harmful drug interactions.

3. Pharmacists are responsible for the accuracy of every prescription that is filled, but they often rely upon pharmacy technicians to assist them in the dispensing medications.

Working conditionsPharmacies and drug stores: 43%

Hospitals; state, local, and private: 23%

Grocery stores: 8%Department stores: 6%

Other general merchandise stores: 5%

• Pharmacists held about 274,900 jobs in 2010. The following industries employed the largest number of

pharmacists in 2010

Training, Qualification and AdvancmentRequires SchoolRequires deep training for a few years

Job outlook EmploymentRaise percentage of money earnings by yearWork in CVS of any other pharmacy, I don’t mind.

Earnings

$90,000- $120,000 or even moreLifestyle goal: 120,00-150,000

Salary comparision

Pharmacist: 90,000- 120,000 or even moreAccountant: 60,000- 120,000Vet 60,000-100,000

Backup PlanVet or Accountant:1) Require school2) Have to know what you're doing

SummaryMy summary is that pharmacy is the number one paying job in the career prep and I would like to become a pharmacist when I get older and finish the required school. A pharmacist makes enough money to support a family.

Citations

http://work.chron.com/pharmacist-career-summary-12160.htmlhttps://www.collegetoolkit.com/careers/pharmacists/tasks/29-1051.00.aspx