Regulatory burden and salary for pharmacy technicians in the United States.
Pharmacy technician
Regulations
Salary
Journal
Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP
ISSN: 1934-8150
Titre abrégé: Res Social Adm Pharm
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101231974
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 2019
05 2019
Historique:
received:
22
06
2018
revised:
10
07
2018
accepted:
10
07
2018
pubmed:
19
7
2018
medline:
19
11
2019
entrez:
19
7
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Education, training, and certification requirements for pharmacy technicians are determined by individual state boards of pharmacy resulting in heterogeneity in the entry-level requirements to practice in the United States (US). To determine an association between state-level registration/licensure requirements and salary for pharmacy technicians. All 50 states and the District of Columbia (DC) were categorized into two groups, high regulation (HR) or low regulation (LR). Salaries were compared using the 2016 hourly salary published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). To adjust for cost of living, an index was created using median hourly salary and hourly wage needed to afford a two-bedroom rental for each state obtained from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) 2016 Out of Reach Report. Average median salary and the average salary-housing index (SHI) were compared using a student t-test. The sample included 23 H R states and 28 L R states. Salary differences were not significant despite regulatory requirements (LR: $14.74±$1.57; HR: $15.60±$1.80; p-value: 0.065). There was also no difference in SHI scores (LR: 0.83 ± 0.15; HR: 0.88 ± 0.19; p-value: 0.21). Despite increased regulatory burden in the HR states, income levels are not significantly higher.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Education, training, and certification requirements for pharmacy technicians are determined by individual state boards of pharmacy resulting in heterogeneity in the entry-level requirements to practice in the United States (US).
OBJECTIVE
To determine an association between state-level registration/licensure requirements and salary for pharmacy technicians.
METHODS
All 50 states and the District of Columbia (DC) were categorized into two groups, high regulation (HR) or low regulation (LR). Salaries were compared using the 2016 hourly salary published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). To adjust for cost of living, an index was created using median hourly salary and hourly wage needed to afford a two-bedroom rental for each state obtained from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) 2016 Out of Reach Report. Average median salary and the average salary-housing index (SHI) were compared using a student t-test.
RESULTS
The sample included 23 H R states and 28 L R states. Salary differences were not significant despite regulatory requirements (LR: $14.74±$1.57; HR: $15.60±$1.80; p-value: 0.065). There was also no difference in SHI scores (LR: 0.83 ± 0.15; HR: 0.88 ± 0.19; p-value: 0.21).
CONCLUSION
Despite increased regulatory burden in the HR states, income levels are not significantly higher.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30017642
pii: S1551-7411(18)30448-0
doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2018.07.009
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
623-626Informations de copyright
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