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Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy - Full Time 8 Hours Variable Shifts (Non-Union, Non-Exempt)

University of Southern California

Arcadia, CAFull-time$25–39.69/hrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$25–39.69/hr
Location
Arcadia, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

California Pharmacy Technician Registration

Job overview

The Pharmacy Technician prepares and distributes medications for patient consumption under the general supervision of a licensed pharmacist and in accordance with standard departmental procedures. The position requires a high school education or equivalent and California State Board of Pharmacy registration. Graduation from an accredited pharmacy technician school and one year of experience in a hospital inpatient facility are preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Qualifications

High School or EquivalentPharmacy Technician School Graduation1 Year Hospital Inpatient ExperienceCalifornia Pharmacy Technician Registration

Full job description

The Pharmacy Technician is responsible for preparing and distributing medications for patient consumption under the general supervision of a licensed pharmacist and in accordance with standard departmental procedures.

Job Requirement Education X High School or equivalent X Specialized/technical training: Graduation from accredited Pharmacy Technician School Preferred Work Experience 1 year Experience in Hospital In-Patient Facility. Licenses/Certifications Pharmacy Technician (CA DCA) Registration with California State Board of Pharmacy. Pay Transparency The hourly rate range for this position is $25.00 - $39.69. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California Arcadia Hospital considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, State, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

How this job compares

Set against the 13,799 open Pharmacy Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$25–39.69/hr
  • California median$20–29/hr775 hourly ranges
  • US median$18–27/hr10,948 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $32.35/hr, is 34% above the California median midpoint ($24/hr) — in the top quarter of Pharmacy Technician hourly ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 838 open Pharmacy Technician jobs in California and 13,799 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Pharmacy Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (2,637 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 5,059 of the 13,799 open Pharmacy Technician jobs (37%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 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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