Pharmacist
Druggist, apothecary, and a dispensing chemist
Job Description
Pharmacists are health professionals who dispense prescription medication to patients, but also providing information about the drugs to their doctors to have them ordered. They explain the doctors' instructions to patients so that those individuals can use these medications safely and effectively.
Salary
The median annual salary for a pharmacist was 116,670, or 56.09 per hour in 2012. The best paid 10 percent made 145,910 in 2012, while the lowest paid made 89,280.
Three Colleges that Offer this Major
Texas Women's University ( http://www.twu.edu/ )
University of Texas at Arlington ( http://www.uta.edu/uta/ )
Texas Tech University ( http://www.ttu.edu/ )
Projected Job Outlook for 2020
Pharmacists will project a few more than 25% employment growth by 2020, with about 70,000 new jobs being added.The projected job outlook for a pharmacist is 14% currently which is faster than average for all occupations.