I make 6 figures as a hospital pharmacist. Here's why it's a great career, and my advice to anyone who wants to pursue it.

• Dewan Rummana graduated from pharmacy school in 2019 and started working for Hackensack in 2021.
• Her hospital and pharmacy is open 24/7, and she works 8-hour shifts including Sundays at times.
• Rummana said the job is always fast-paced, but she's grateful and loves being a hospital pharmacist.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dewan Rummana, a hospital pharmacist at Hackensack University from New Jersey, about her job. It's been edited for length and clarity. 

I always knew I'd go into healthcare, so when I was an undergrad, I took all the prerequisites and science courses needed to get into pharmaceuticals.