April 26, 2010
Which would be a better job to have pay wise, benifical in the long run: Medical Assistant or Pharmacist?
dr7dacat asked:
Im am trying to decide what would be a good job, that has good pay, flexiable hours, benficial to me in the long run. I am going to school to become a R.N, but i would like to have a medical job that falls in these or majority catagories, so I can have training in the medical field, and also benfits me in the R.N.. If you have another job idea Please suggest and describe it
Im am trying to decide what would be a good job, that has good pay, flexiable hours, benficial to me in the long run. I am going to school to become a R.N, but i would like to have a medical job that falls in these or majority catagories, so I can have training in the medical field, and also benfits me in the R.N.. If you have another job idea Please suggest and describe it
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A pharmacist would make more money than a medical assistant but would have to go to school for more years and the job opportunities would not be as flexible.
medical asst is closer to beign a nurse–in fact todays medical ssts do much of teh same thinsg nurses of a few generations ago did–and more….as todays nurses do a lot more than nurses of a few genratiosn ago.
i am guessing you mean pharm tech –not an actual pharmacist..
i thgink med asst pays a little more
in my aarea pharm techs start abot $8/hour–med assts start around 10
Being a Medical Assistant myself, I feel that it’s a great stepping stone to become a RN. The cheaper way to do it is to become an LPN and then a RN. Same difference though… Medical Assistants do A LOT in the front and the back.
Interesting question. I am currently in my second year of pharmacy school. If you are talking strictly pay…pharmacy is the way to go. Approximately 60% of the pharmacists are 55 or older and will soon retire. There will be an increase in the shortage of pharmacists. This will make pay even better than it is now. Right now, you can look at at least $100K in the retail setting (WalMart, Walgreen’s, etc). In the clinical setting, like a hospital, maybe a little less. You’re training as an RN will help you as a pharmacist, believe it or not. You will be able to look at things and interact with people in a different way than most pharmacists because of your background. All I can really speak about is pharmacy, i have no insight into the medical assistant career. Know this: pharmacy school is about as tough as professional grad schools go, and they are relatively tough to get into. If you have a strong chemistry and/or biology background as far as education goes, that will be very beneficial. Especially organic and biochemistry.