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Pharmacists

Significant Points

  • Very good employment opportunities are expected for pharmacists.
  • Earnings are high, but some pharmacists work long hours, nights, weekends, and holidays.
  • Pharmacists are becoming more involved in making decisions regarding drug therapy and in counseling patients.
  • A license is required; the prospective pharmacist must graduate from an accredited college of pharmacy and pass a State examination.

source: OOH; about this section

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