Entry Level Pharmacy Technician
Part-timeEvergreen Park, ILPart-time$17.5–18.55/hrPosted 6 days agoStill listed 5 days ago
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Job overview
Meijer is hiring an entry-level pharmacy technician to support pharmacy operations and patient care. The role includes retrieving and stocking medications, entering prescription information, preparing labels, processing insurance claims, and assisting customers. Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED (or meet state requirements), retail or community practice experience, and customer-service, typing, organizational, prioritization, teamwork, and basic math skills.
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Full job description
As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!
Grab the Good Stuff:
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Weekly pay
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Team member discount
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401(k) with company contributions
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Paid parental leave
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Paid education assistance
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Development programs for advancement and career growth
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Medical/dental/vision
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And more!
Please review the job profile below and apply today!
The position must practice the profession of pharmacy in an environment that by philosophy and policy promotes patient care. This person must be friendly and provide remarkable customer service to enhance overall patient health.
What You'll be Doing:
- Retrieving the appropriate medication from inventory.
- Inputting customer and prescription information in the pharmacy dispensing system.
- Creating prescription labels and adjudicating insurance claims.
- Completing paperwork related to filling prescriptions and receiving drug orders.
- Ordering prescription medication for the Pharmacy Department.
- Stocking prescription medication.
- Promoting pharmacy initiatives and clinical services to the customer.
- Prioritizing workload.
- Using effective communication skills and be agent of change.
- Maintaining a clean and orderly pharmacy for a professional appearance.
- Maintaining confidentiality of patient information.
What You Bring with You (Qualifications):
- High School/GED or meets requirements in their state
- Retail/Community Practice experience.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Positive attitude.
- Proficient typing skills.
- Neat and legible penmanship.
- Organizational skills.
- Prioritizing skills.
- Teamwork.
- Attendance.
- Basic math skills.
- Professional appearance.
We are committed to offering competitive pay that reflects market standards and ensures consistency within our organization.
The pay range for this position is listed below. $17.50 - $18.55 This pay range represents the minimum and maximum base pay for the position, which is determined by factors such as market data, the qualifications required, the level of responsibilities associated with the role and other roles at this same level. Your specific pay rate within this range will be based on your experience, qualifications, and skills compared to the internal team you’ll be joining.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, a 401(k) plan with employer match, disability leave, and paid time off (PTO). In addition to these core benefits, we are committed to supporting your overall well-being and career growth. Our offerings include a variety of programs designed to support your personal and professional development, such as paid parental leave, paid education assistance (including free education), a childcare subsidy and more. We are dedicated to creating a work environment that promotes work-life balance, long-term health and financial security, and continuous professional development
How this job compares
Set against the 13,479 open Pharmacy Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 1, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$17.5–18.55/hr
- Illinois median$17–27/hr583 hourly ranges
- US median$18–27/hr10,651 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $18.02/hr, is 18% below the Illinois median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Pharmacy Technician hourly ranges in Illinois.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 617 open Pharmacy Technician jobs in Illinois and 13,479 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- Walgreens228 open
- Walmart108 open
- CVS Health94 open
- Experience
- Pharmacy Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (2,669 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 4,831 of the 13,479 open Pharmacy Technician jobs (36%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 1, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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