High opportunity occupation
About this job
Pharmacists include community and hospital pharmacists who compound and dispense medications, as well as industrial pharmacists who are involved in the research and development of medications.
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Community pharmacists and hospital pharmacists:
- compound and dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals and provide consultative services to both clients and health care providers
- work for retail and hospital pharmacies
- may be self-employed
Industrial pharmacists:
- participate in the research, development, promotion and manufacture of pharmaceutical products
- work for pharmaceutical companies and government departments and agencies.
Common job titles
- druggist, hospital
- pharmacist, clinical
- pharmacist, community
- pharmacist, consultant
- pharmacist, drug information
- pharmacist, hospital / dispensary
- pharmacist, industrial
- pharmacist, intern
- pharmacist, registered
- pharmacist, retail
- druggist, hospital
- pharmacist, clinical
- pharmacist, community
- pharmacist, consultant
- pharmacist, drug information
- pharmacist, hospital / dispensary
- pharmacist, industrial
- pharmacist, intern
- pharmacist, registered
- pharmacist, retail
Earnings
Annual provincial median salary
$98,725
Source:
2021 Wage Bank Data Median employment income from 2016 Census