What a pharmacy tech resume should lead with
Pharmacy Technician jobs are in retail pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, and mail-order pharmacies. A hiring manager for these jobs reads the top of your resume first, so put this there: pharmacy technician certification (CPhT or ExCPT) or state registration, accuracy, and pharmacy settings worked.
This is a licensed or certified job, so put a "Certifications and Licenses" section above your work history. If you are still in training, list it with the month you expect to finish.
Write your summary in two or three lines. Say the job you want, what you have done that fits it, and one thing that makes you reliable.
A sample pharmacy tech resume. Type your details and watch it fill in.
[Your name]
[City, State] · [your phone] · [your email]
Summary
Pharmacy Technician with [number] years of [experience, clinicals or training]. [Your two strongest skills for this job, for example prescription entry and medication filling.] [One result you are proud of, with a number.]
Certifications and Licenses
- CPhT (PTCB) [date earned, or "expected Month Year"]
- ExCPT (NHA) [date earned, or "expected Month Year"]
- State pharmacy technician registration [date earned, or "expected Month Year"]
- Pharmacy technician program [date earned, or "expected Month Year"]
Experience
Pharmacy Technician, [Employer name], [City, State]
[Month Year] to [Month Year or Present]
- Filled and labeled prescriptions for pharmacist check [add how many, how often, or for whom].
- Entered prescriptions and patient information [add how many, how often, or for whom].
- Counted, measured, and packaged medications [add how many, how often, or for whom].
- Ran insurance claims and fixed rejections [add how many, how often, or for whom].
- Rang up customers at the pharmacy counter [add how many, how often, or for whom].
[Your previous job title], [Employer name]
- [A duty from this job that also matters as a pharmacy tech, with a number.]
Skills
Prescription entry · Medication filling · Insurance billing · Inventory control · Pharmacy software · Customer service · Math and dosage calculations · Attention to detail · prescription processing · insurance claims · third-party billing · inventory management
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Credentials to list on a pharmacy tech resume
List only what you hold or are finishing. Put the state or issuing body and the year.
- CPhT (PTCB)
- ExCPT (NHA)
- State pharmacy technician registration
- Pharmacy technician program
- Immunization training
Example pharmacy tech resume lines
These are things people in this job really do. Use a line only if you did it, and add a number when you have one: how many patients, loads, orders or rooms, or how often.
- Filled and labeled prescriptions for pharmacist check
- Entered prescriptions and patient information
- Counted, measured, and packaged medications
- Ran insurance claims and fixed rejections
- Rang up customers at the pharmacy counter
- Answered phones and refill requests
- Managed inventory and put away orders
- Kept the pharmacy clean and organized
Skills and words employers look for in a pharmacy tech resume
Many employers search resumes by keyword, and recruiters skim for the same words. Use the ones that are true for you, spelled the way the job posting spells them.
Skills: Prescription entry, Medication filling, Insurance billing, Inventory control, Pharmacy software, Customer service, Math and dosage calculations, Attention to detail, Patient privacy (HIPAA), Cash handling.
Words from pharmacy tech job postings: prescription processing, medication filling, insurance claims, third-party billing, inventory management, pharmacy software, dosage calculations, compounding, customer service, HIPAA, controlled substances, accuracy.
| Top skills to show | Words employers search for |
|---|---|
| Prescription entry | prescription processing |
| Medication filling | medication filling |
| Insurance billing | insurance claims |
| Inventory control | third-party billing |
| Pharmacy software | inventory management |
| Customer service | pharmacy software |
| Math and dosage calculations | dosage calculations |
| Attention to detail | compounding |
| Patient privacy (HIPAA) | customer service |
| Cash handling | HIPAA |
What the job involves: O*NET 29-2052.00, Pharmacy Technicians (US Department of Labor).
Coming to pharmacy tech work from another job
Your past work counts if you say what it shows. Retail and cashier work shows the register, customer service, and inventory; office work shows data entry accuracy.
Never claim a duty you did not do. Say what you did in words this job uses.
If you still need the training, WIOA can pay for it if you qualify: see how WIOA pays for pharmacy tech training.
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