Also called: Remote Pharmacy Technician
Runs a small pharmacy, often in a rural town, while a pharmacist miles away checks every prescription by video.
Opens a pharmacy in a town too small to keep a full-time pharmacist. You count pills, scan each bottle under a camera for the remote pharmacist to verify, and connect customers to that pharmacist on a screen for questions. You also handle insurance and keep the shelves stocked.
Estimate based on pharmacy technicians; telepharmacy roles may pay a bit more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Pharmacy technician certificate (PTCB or ExCPT) plus extra state requirements for telepharmacy sites.
Ways in: Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing about average. Allowed in about half the states; growing in rural areas.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Automated dispensing and AI image checks will cut technician tasks, so fewer people will run each site.
Classes: Chemistry, Math, Biology.
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