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View Poll Results: How much do you make?
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<$10 / hr
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3.33% |
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$10-$19.99 / hr
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17.22% |
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$20-$29.99 / hr
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26.67% |
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$30-$39.99 / hr
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22.78% |
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$40-$49.99 / hr
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7.78% |
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$50-$59.99 / hr
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6.11% |
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$60-$69.99 / hr
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3.33% |
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$70-$79.99 / hr
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3.89% |
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$80-$89.99 / hr
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5.00% |
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$90-$99.99 / hr
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1.67% |
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> $100 / hr
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6.11% |
07-17-2009, 11:49 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Not sure
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Concrete mixer drivers make $30 an hour.No school required.
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07-17-2009, 11:51 PM
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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You need quite a bit of schooling, most people do a bachelors degree in sciences, write their PCAT (and try MCAT as well) and try to get admission to graduate school for a Pharmacy degree and it's very competitive in Canada. I know many friends who couldn't quite make med school switch to pharmacy and even more who couldn't even get into pharmacy.
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07-17-2009, 11:59 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by keratosis
Concrete mixer drivers make $30 an hour.No school required.
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Garbage collectors in Toronto do as well, apparently
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07-18-2009, 12:05 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: the middle of a zoo
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There's a huge shortage of pharmacists in Alberta. $44.00/hour is unheard of here. They can command upwards of $70.00/hour. They can ask for the moon, and usually get it. Drugstore chains are now recruiting people who are just entering school - even schools from other provinces. They'll pay for the education required in return for a couple of years of service when done.
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07-18-2009, 12:08 AM
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Franchise Player
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My brother just finished his Pharmacy degree at the U of T. When he got admitted to the U of T, he was one of three non-Ontario residents that got accepted. The entry requirements are super tough
He is making $46/hour now for his 3 month probation. Once that is over he will make $60 an hour. Tons of opportunities for OT as well ($69/hour during probation and $90/hour afterwards). Oh, and when he signed on with Wal-Mart, they gave him a $52,000 signing bonus.
My son will be getting spoiled by this rich uncle!
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07-18-2009, 12:16 AM
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Such a pretty girl!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Calgary
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This thread depresses me.
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07-18-2009, 12:19 AM
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#1 Goaltender
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The only requirement for pharmacy is good grades. You need roughly a 3.5 and that's all. Extracurricular and other tests isn't really required unlike Med/Dent.
The PCAT is only required if you plan to do school in the states.
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07-18-2009, 12:26 AM
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Appealing my suspension
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Just outside Enemy Lines
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Yeah, in the Okanagan they are in huge demand too. The hospital in Penticton can't get any because they can all get retail jobs that pay better. There isn't a lot of jobs in the BC Okanagan that pay $48 an hour (at least not legal ones). It's competitive but the employment outlook in that field looks pretty solid.
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07-18-2009, 07:54 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Meh. I bill out at $100/hr.
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07-18-2009, 08:02 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Removed by Mod
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They also have all the Perc(ocet)s.
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07-18-2009, 08:05 AM
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Franchise Player
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I don't think that is exhorbitant whatsoever. The field is hugely competitive, it is not an easy field to be in, and I don't think that is a huge salary when you think of what they are dispensing. Sick people put a lot of faith in pharmacists doing their job correctly.
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07-18-2009, 08:08 AM
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#1 Goaltender
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Well pharmacy right now IMO isn't looked at as a 'lucrative' field yet. But give it a couple years and it will. Last I heard, they were trying to give pharmacists the power to prescribe meds as well. It's a good field to be in - however your potential ceiling is low. What you make in 10 years will likely be what you make in the next 10.
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07-18-2009, 08:11 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Sydney, NSfW
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Originally Posted by redforever
I don't think that is exhorbitant whatsoever. The field is hugely competitive, it is not an easy field to be in, and I don't think that is a huge salary when you think of what they are dispensing. Sick people put a lot of faith in pharmacists doing their job correctly.
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I don't know about that. I always thought all they do is hand you over the counter whatever your doctor prescribed. No?
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07-18-2009, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Flame Of Liberty
I don't know about that. I always thought all they do is hand you over the counter whatever your doctor prescribed. No?
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Well if they give you the wrong meds...
Also, they also tell you how to take the meds. With water, on a full stomach, once a day... etc. These are pretty important
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07-18-2009, 08:26 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Originally Posted by Shazam
Meh. I bill out at $100/hr.
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Being an escort is not a legit career. 
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07-18-2009, 08:27 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Sydney, NSfW
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Originally Posted by wooohooo
Well if they give you the wrong meds...
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All they need to do is learn to read hieroglyphs on the prescription.
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Originally Posted by wooohooo
Also, they also tell you how to take the meds. With water, on a full stomach, once a day... etc. These are pretty important
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The doc tells you that and there's this little piece of paper inside of every package with instructions, right?
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07-18-2009, 08:27 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Originally Posted by wooohooo
Well if they give you the wrong meds...
Also, they also tell you how to take the meds. With water, on a full stomach, once a day... etc. These are pretty important
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Or they just regurgitate what is printed on that pamplet they staple to your pills.
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07-18-2009, 08:32 AM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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Added a poll for wages, made it multiple choice so people could vote for 2 income homes or two different jobs or whatever.
Not a public poll 
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07-18-2009, 08:41 AM
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#1 Goaltender
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Haha quite true, but they also need the knowledge. There's more than just your superstore pharmacist. A lot work in hospitals and rural areas where they do more than just count pills. It's a good stable career to have, but it's boring as hell.
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