tween 199 and 1996, pharmacists held between 163,000 and 172,000, jobs in the work force. About one fourth of all pharmacists were employed in hospitals. Three out of five were employed in community pharmacies, privately owned or part of a chain. More pharmaceutical jobs are shifting toward ambulatory and homecare. Scientific advances will make more drug products available and the need for pharmacists will then rise. New ways to administer medication, more use of drug therapy, and patient consultation offers more jobs for pharmacists in the future. Due to the high use of medication by the elderly and the number of prescriptions written will also make for a growth in pharmacy through the year 2005. Pharmacy has become a very prosperous career over the past few years. In 1992, the average earnings were $45,000, with the highest being $59,500. Over the next couple of years salary has increased with the average being $54,679. The highest amount of pay in 1998, for the top ten percent was $78,381. Graduates averaged $53,641 in their first year of pharmacy work. Chain drug store pharmacists usually earned $64,439 per year in 1998. The west and east coasts had the highest paid salaries in 1996. Pharmacists usually receive paid vacations, holidays, and sick days, along with life insurance, health insurance, and retirement benefits.A physicians work has a lot of involvement with people. Physicians must examine patients, retrieve medical histories, order, perform, and understand diagnostic tests. Diagnosing illnesses, prescribing medication, and giving treatments are a large part of a physicians job. Counseling patients on diet, hygiene, and preventative health care are also important aspects of their work. Delivering babies, performing surgery, researching to control and cure disease, development and testing of new medical techniques are necessary. Physicians must be able to perform scientific functions, help patients and co-wo...
