Also called: Clinic Pharmacist
Works in doctors' offices managing patients' long-term medications for diabetes, blood thinners, and more.
Has her own patient appointments: adjusts insulin doses, checks blood-thinner levels, and helps a patient taking 15 medications figure out which they actually need.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 8 years after high school. PharmD (about 6 years after high school) plus 1-2 years of residency and often board certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school, Graduate school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Pharmacy (PharmD), Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Growing as pharmacists take on more direct patient care.
Low risk for 10 years. AI flags drug problems in charts; running your own patient visits for diabetes and blood thinners stays relationship work.
Classes: AP Chemistry, AP Biology, Psychology, Spanish.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1051.
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