Also called: IV Tech, Compounding Technician
Mixes IV medications, nutrition bags, and chemo in ultra-clean rooms.
Gowns up in sterile gear, works inside a special airflow hood, and draws exact amounts of medication into IV bags for hospital patients, including chemotherapy. One speck of contamination could hurt someone.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Pharmacy technician certification plus sterile compounding training (CSPT).
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Pharmacy Technology (certificate).
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. IV-compounding robots spread in big hospitals by the 2030s; careful sterile work in the clean room stays mostly manual for now.
Classes: Chemistry, Biology, Algebra.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-2052.
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