Pharmacy a top job
July 17, 2013
AMERICAN magazine US News
& World Report says that working
as a pharmacist is the country’s
third best profession - behind
dentists and nurses - based on a list
produced from US Bureau of Labor
Statistics figures.
Professions were graded on
availability of jobs, growth over the
last ten years, median salary, job
prospects and work-life balance.
The US government is projecting
25% employment growth for
pharmacists by 2020 - the
equivalent of almost 70,000 jobs.
Pharmacists working in the
areas of residential mental
health, consulting services and
rehabilitation were the highest
paid, with the median annual salary
for pharmacists being $113,390.
The highest 10% of US pharmacists
earned about $145,000 a year - but
the report also said pharmacists
faced above average stress levels.
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