DagS132: Your skepticism is well placed. There are a few blowhard posters here, bragging about the success, the money and the fame! I have blocked them due to my severe allergy to BS. I have been a pharmacist for over 37 years, I have a good understanding of the limited scope of our degree, and it's few applications. We have a very limited skill set, more so than most other healthcare professions. There are alternatives, some real success stories. My oldest son, went to a State University (on a D.A.D. scholarship) Got his BA in History (thinking Law School). Graduated in 5 years, had no employment prospects, looking at food service entry jobs. Through some high level contacts that I had at a software company, he was hired as customer service, and immediately went forward with certain certifications they wanted him to get and paid for. He had NO background in IT, software or CS. Of course, he was smart enough to get through the certs. He was now Systems Administrator for SalesForce software applications used by 1000s of companies. He jumped to IBM, where he is consultant for SalesForce applications, loaned out to other companies, billing @ $400/hr, his time, IBM gets the money. Some more experienced consultants Bill $800-1000/hr for their time. And NO, he doesn't make $300 to $500 K (like the blowhards here), but he makes more than me(working for 37yrs) after 5 yrs of work.
Believe it or not!