Also called: Pharmacy Compliance Inspector, State Pharmacy Investigator
Pharmacist who works for a state, inspecting pharmacies for safety and investigating complaints about errors or drug theft.
Shows up unannounced at a compounding pharmacy, checks clean-room logs, refrigerator temperatures and controlled-drug counts, and interviews the pharmacist in charge. Later you write up a complaint where a patient got the wrong pill. Some cases end in hearings that can suspend a license.
Estimate; state government pay.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 9 years after high school. PharmD and a pharmacist license, plus several years of practice.
Ways in: Professional school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Pharmacy.
Growing about average. Small, stable government field.
Low risk for 10 years. Data helps target inspections, but on-site judgment and legal authority stay human.
Classes: Chemistry, Government, Biology.
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