Pharmacists Job Loss Increases by 10000% Percent

[@Tkh21209]

Pharmacy Job Saturation is old but relevant news, but another number one lie people will make you believe is that Pharmacy is the healthcare profession with the most diverse route! WRONG! Nursing is the most diverse healthcare field with a provider component as well........so pls tell us a new story......

[@Tkh21209]

@Mount I know nurses making more than 150K, the funny thing is people will tell you that they want to be in Healthcare but will not go for nursing in undergrad its a fail safe option, you can literally, the only respect I have for PharmDs are the ones in the 6 year program which is the only one that kinda makes sense in terms of opportunity cost

[@bebelovebobo]

i am very lucky to have graduated this year and got a position at a mail order pharmacy right away...

[@bebelovebobo]

@@user-lu6yg3vk9z yes. I’m currently full time

[@MikeDeng]

Thanks for the video, Paul. I've since pivoted from pharmacy, but this is rather valuable to pre-pharmacy and pharmacy majors. It's definitely important to network hard regardless of the job sector but is especially important in pharmacy in finding your niche.

[@clarity8296]

What are you doing now?

[@MikeDeng]

@@clarity8296 I transferred to a top design school for interaction design, and I'm interning as a UX designer at UNICEF right now.

[@DucatiQueen]

It’s all going to be automated !

[@Oraanu]

Honestly if more pharmacists were not in retail, I think that would be a very good thing.

[@TilimboyiMuleya]

Definitely 2020, the worst ever...

[@derrick_smitty]

So pharmacy grads are not heavily recruited after graduation? The cost of a pharm D is to great to have to “network” for a job and I hear there are hundreds of applications for even part time positions. Go to med, dental, or nursing school folks.

[@thecollegepicker]

Get that side hustle going now, or a solid plan B to pivot. Always good to be looking forward instead of present complacency.

[@butterflyhigh1236]

So according to this new data, since I am a pharmacy student that don't work during school and don't have time to network or probably don't know how to, I will not find a job when I graduate???

[@ngominh2710]

butterfly high123 sadly but yes, that’s very likely

[@gomezalejandrog]

Stay away from videos like this. They will only cloud your mind.

[@linh719]

performing really well during your rotation is the way. i didn't work during school but worked really hard during my APPE year. I got the offer 6 months before graduating

[@butterflyhigh1236]

@linh719 what about other activities, did you join a lot of organizations, fraternity,etc?

[@linh719]

butterfly high123 I only joined student alliance in my first year which I found out not helpful. Make network during ur rotations. Talk and make friends with other interns from the other schools. They can let u know if there is opening position

[@none-d8g]

I think advise would be become a u Tuber plus get a gig or two on tne side id you “passion” is pharm D so you can survive paying off 200k of student debt plus paying for a life .. we had to do real estate to survive salaries are going down in pharmacy to the point is hard to even live

[@nfgxsilentgamer4314]

What is the carrying capacity of hospital pharmacist ? Won’t that sector just saturate too if there is a shift to hospital pharmacy?

[@dtae7855]

@Mount Wow, I really hope that things work out for you. That was heartbreaking to read. Were you able to gain a position?

[@noreenmika7783]

Do you think that pharmacists could drive the profession forward? That they could advocate for their careers and create new opportunities for themselves?

[@ZombieZifiction]

no they're just pill counters

[@noreenmika7783]

@@ZombieZifiction not quite true

[@zenpanda100]

😆 🤣 😂 😹

[@sbint7865]

Ikr? Y not work in schools like the school nurses? Do u think it's a bad idea?

[@ilietomyheart]

Hi Paul, I am a P1 in pharmacy school highly considering dropping out but I have no plan B or interest to go into any other health care profession. I'm thinking of switching over to a different field and entering microbiology but I am hesitant to drop out of school without having another plan solidified. Would you still suggest just dropping out and avoiding having to pay another semester? Or maybe taking a leave of absence from school?

[@ladygeena81]

Bail out while you can!!!

[@amgadabdo9246]

just run

[@AnhthuNguyen-mp2wl]

With nursing, you can do paperwork and don't have to interact with patients or you can teach at any universities with a Master's degree... It only takes 2 years to go to Nursing school, and you make over $150000/year.

[@sbint7865]

Hi Paul, Thanks a lot for the awareness❤️❤️ I just wanted to suggest something, is it possible for pharmacists to work in school clinics or something?? U know like the nurses in school clinics?

[@TheKeKe313]

You have very nice veins in your hands...

[@ultimamente5473]

Hey man I've watched a few of your videos and I understand the poor job growth, especially in the retail industry. I am currently a high school senior wanting to go into pharmacy, and I wanted to know the chance that I could get into the business side of Pharmacy. I'll be able to get a lot of scholarships for in-state college so I will have little to no debt when graduating so that does not worry me. I just want to prepare now to be networking so that I can find a job after graduation and wanted to know the best way I should go about doing that while in school. Thanks!

[@xigosutoxic]

Ultimamente Don't even bother. There are going to be an additional 60,000 unemployed new grad pharmacists looking for work by the time you graduate. All of these pharmacists by then will be looking for "non-traditional" jobs like going to the business side or whatever you can dream of and more. I would choose another career altogether instead of the hellhole that is pharmacy

[@ultimamente5473]

@@xigosutoxic what is your profession?

[@xigosutoxic]

Ultimamente I'm a pharmacist, that's why I watch these videos

[@ultimamente5473]

@@xigosutoxic how hard has it been for you to find work?

[@xigosutoxic]

Ultimamente I'm not a new grad nor do i work retail or hospital so I'm not "representative" of the average pharmacist. I haven't looked for a job myself for years but do keep up with current market trends and am involved with the hiring process of other pharmacists -- I will tell you that new grads have zero chance in this job market because there are hundreds of applications from pharmacists with experience for each job posting. No need to hire nobody with no experience.

[@coffeepandacat]

YAYYYY AWESOME WOOPOOOP

[@juliedo5435]

Thanks for the video Paul. It seems that the future of pharmacy is uncertain for new grads. I’ve been hearing that BLS is usually behind a few years so the percentage of the job outlook is actually lower than -3%. Since I dropped out of pharmacy school a few years ago, I’ve been looking into software engineering to avoid racking up additional debt. If it doesn’t work out I had thought about reapplying to pharm school but it doesn’t seem like a good idea unless the job market corrects itself but even so it could probably take another 10+ years right?

[@xigosutoxic]

Julie Do The pharmacist job market won't ever correct itself. Do you think jobs at Blockbuster's "corrected themselves" after streaming services like Netflix and Hulu came out? Nope. The entire video rental industry was disrupted and this is exactly what is happening to pharmacy due to automation which will cause massive permanent job losses. Oh yeah, and there are also 15,000 more pharmacists than needed graduating each year.

[@yasirzafar8075]

I would look into DO Medical Schools. Trust me, if you get into a good DO School you'll be a successful Doctor.

[@Tkh21209]

@@yasirzafar8075 if she dropped out of pharm, doubt DO school is an option if it was academic, however, nursing is the best field to get into nowadays whether it be going into informatics, managed care or straight patient care, or become a DNP or CRNA making more than pharmacists.

[@ladygeena81]

Don't do pharmacy. No future. My authority to say this: 15 years in the industry. Do PA or DO school

[@juliedo5435]

Mandana Honors I agree but my cumulative gpa isn’t good enough for either so I’m giving up on healthcare and I’m not pursuing pharmacy anymore either

[@saeedsaado4387]

Im a recent follower and you got a really great informative videos..THANKS I would like to know what job title or facilities i can get into in order to be get a chance in the informatics pharmacy careers

[@PaulTranPharmacist]

Check out Brian Fung’s videos

[@ohcrapitsmrG]

I see the overall view this channel is recycling fear without much productive action. Not sure how much of a community you can gain from that?

[@spider9837]

You are living in a big house with a six finguers salary , and you want me to believe that pharmacy is not a great career 😅😅😅🤦‍♂️ Be realistic Man🙃🙃🙃🙃 We aren't living in terminator movie😒😒😒

[@tastetravelcuriously2531]

😂😂😂 only for ppl already got jobs not for new grads

[@spider9837]

@@tastetravelcuriously2531 Broo I m a AI engineer and I'm telling you the way artificial intelligence work today it will never replace a scientist job like pharmacists,physicians........ AI is made to improve scientist work like doing the easy stuff and giving time to scientists to do the hard stuff that require brain power.

[@tastetravelcuriously2531]

@@spider9837 ya I'm not saying it will replace it, but 6 figure salary is actually not that high for new grads right now when ft is 32 hours.. rate per hour dropped... Tuition only have increase. Roi is horrible plus time needed to become a pharmacist

[@spider9837]

@@tastetravelcuriously2531 It's a difficult time to all jobs in this country 😞😞😞

[@gomezalejandrog]

Taste & Travel Curiously if that’s what you’re looking for... go work for sales