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Technicians. >> why are pharmacy techs so fed up? >> i think it comes to the fact were grossly underpaid across the board. >> reporter: median pay is about $16 an hour, but its not just wages. >> it was routine to be 300 to 500 scripts past due at any time. >> this means people could be going without their needed medications for days? >> absolutely. >> reporter: nbc spoke to 22 pharmacy technicians across the united states. each said their biggest concern was patient safety. >> in some states yo...

Support the pharmacists, answer calls, work the register and more. but increasingly, theyre quiting. in a survey of independent owners, 90% say they cant find technicians. why are pharmacy techs so fed up? >> i think a lot of it comes to the fact that we are grossly underpaid across the board. >> median pay is $16 a hour. >> it was routine in my store when i was leaving to be 300 to 500 scripts past due at any given time. >> people could be going without their needed medications for days? >> abs...

The appropriate staff. >> reporter: al carter leads the national association of boards of pharmacy. he says the shortage of pharmacy techs has led to a spike in mistakes. >> in the last three or four months, i received probably double the number of patient letters than i have in the last year. >> reporter: we reached out to the countrys leading pharmacy chains, rite aid said, we are temporarily closing most of your pharmacies one hour early to allow our pharmacy teams to catch up from the day an...

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Ironically, the money will be distributed by an agency created by the health reform law which the supreme court agreed to decide the constitutionality of. and which is one of the things that so angered republicans they, basically, dug in their heels on pretty much all of the presidents legislative proposals. the agency will look for ways to deliver health care that rely less on traditional trips to the doctors office, expand the role of community centers and pharmacy techs. mr. obamas medicare a...

More training and the like and you can move up the ladder. nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. >> lower left. lower paying. >> thats the brownish. thats right. and then look, pharmacy techs, a lot of these over here dont necessarily need a whole lot of schooling. right. and were growing a lot of these jobs. roll cal-tech in additions. fewer jobs but still growth and there are better pay. now, growth is going to be. thats my next screen, ali, to walk you through. we are expected to add half ...