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: 70.1High
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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.

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
Pharmacists — AI-Proof Careers