Pharmacist
Prepares and gives out medicines prescribed by doctors, and explains to patients how to use them safely.
Will AI replace pharmacist jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: High. More AI overlap than 85 in 100 jobs. AI can help with many tasks. The job is changing fast, and people who use AI well will lead it. 9% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Advise on drug interactions, side effects, doses, and safe storage
- Publish educational information for pharmacists, doctors, and patients
- Teach pharmacy student interns preparing to graduate or get licensed
What stays human
- Prepare sterile solutions for surgery, emergency rooms, or home use
- Check the identity, strength, and purity of medicines
- Measure and mix ingredients to make prescribed medicines, or oversee this
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +5.2%. Typical pay: $140,910 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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