DEMAND FOR PHARMACY TECHNICIANS

Degree of Difficulty Employers Report
Finding Inexperienced and Experienced Workers in this Field*


Areas for which Data are Available	Year	Experience Level	Not Difficult	A Little Difficult	Somewhat Difficult	Very Difficult

Butte	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Contra Costa	1995	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Golden Sierra	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Kings	1997	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Mendocino	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Monterey	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Mother Lode	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Napa	1997	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Nortec	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Orange	1997	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Riverside	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Sacramento & Yolo	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Diego	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
San Francisco	1997	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Santa Barbara	1997	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Santa Clara	1996	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Shasta	1997	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced		XXX
Stanislaus	1995	Inexperienced			XXX
		Experienced			XXX
Tulare	1995	Inexperienced		XXX
		Experienced			XXX

*The greater the difficulty employers report finding workers, the easier it is to find a job.

Source: California Cooperative Occupational Information System
Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department