Pharmacy Technician
Oxnard Adult School · Oxnard, CA
- Cost
- $1,819
- Length
- 18 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- 73%
Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
- People enrolled
- 77
- Finished the program
- 92%Based on 77 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Working 6 months later
- 73%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
The job this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Where California publishes a separate figure for Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.
Pharmacy Technicians
Job ads may call this: Compounding Technician · Accredited Pharmacy Technician · Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) · RPhT (Registered Pharmacy Technician)
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.
- Enter prescription information into computer databases.
- Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.
- Compute charges for medication or equipment dispensed to hospital patients and enter data in computer.
- Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
- Typical pay in California
- $56,653per yearOxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA: $50,250
- Projected openings
- 41,220Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA: 930
- Projected change
- +8.2%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- 1 to 12 months
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Started college, no degree — 34% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 3% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 3%
- High school diploma
- 25%
- Started college, no degree
- 34%
- Two-year degree
- 17%
- Four-year degree
- 17%
- Master's degree
- 3%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 1%
This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.
Program details
This is a hybrid or blended program providing both in-person and online instruction.
This 240-hour, PTCB recognized, competency-based course prepares individuals, under the supervision of pharmacists, to prepare medications, provide medications and related assistance to patients, and manage pharmacy clinical and business operations. Students are prepared for certification as Registered Pharmacy Technicians with the CA Board of Pharmacy.
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.
The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator
America`s Job Center of California OxnardComprehensive center
Phone: 805-648-WORK (9675)
2901 N. Ventura RoadThird FloorOxnard, CA 93036-1150about 3.9 miles away
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday
Has a veterans' representative
America`s Job Center of California - Simi ValleyAffiliate site
Phone: 805-648-WORK (9675) or toll-free at 833-810-9675
2900 N. Madera Rd.County of Ventura Human Services Center Suite 100Simi Valley, CA 93065about 22.7 miles away
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
How this gets paid for, and what to ask →
Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.
The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.
How this site gets its figures, and what they do not tell you →