Pharmacists
SOC Code: 29-1051
Pharmacistss review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability. This career typically requires extensive preparation (4+ years). With an AI-proof score of 70.1/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Active Listening.
AI-Proof Score: 70.1 — High
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Median Salary
$137,480
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Job Growth
4.6%
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Training Time
Extensive preparation (4+ years)
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Job Zone
Zone 5 / 5
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Training Cost
~$80,000
Key Skills
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Monitoring
- •Active Listening
- •Critical Thinking
- •Speaking
- •Active Learning
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Writing
Common Tasks
- ✓Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
- ✓Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.
- ✓Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
- ✓Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.
- ✓Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, or registries of poisons, narcotics, or controlled drugs.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation