Pharmacy Aides

SOC Code: 31-9095

Pharmacy Aidess greet customers and help them locate merchandise. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 74.0/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Active Listening, Service Orientation, Speaking.

AI-Proof Score: 74.0High
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Median Salary

$37,000

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Job Growth

-0.1%

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Training Time

Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)

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Job Zone

Zone 2 / 5

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Training Cost

~$5,000

Key Skills

  • Active Listening
  • Service Orientation
  • Speaking
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Coordination

Common Tasks

  • Greet customers and help them locate merchandise.
  • Accept prescriptions for filling, gathering and processing necessary information.
  • Operate cash register to process cash or credit sales.
  • Answer telephone inquiries, referring callers to pharmacist when necessary.
  • Receive, store, and inventory pharmaceutical supplies or medications, check for out-of-date medications, and notify pharmacist when inventory levels are low.

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